四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.251

2.251

Precept 44: Sitting in a screened place with a woman. Four conditions: first, it is a laywoman; second, a screened place; third, without a third person; fourth, sitting beyond arm's reach of the door constitutes an offense. The Sarvāstivāda-vinaya-vibhāṣā [states]: Closing the door without a kappiyakāraka is a pāyattika; opening the door with a kappiyakāraka outside is a duṣkṛta; having a kappiyakāraka inside the door is not an offense. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya [states]: If there is a mother, elder sister, younger sister, or an elder or junior kappiyakāraka, one asleep, one insane, or an infant, even though such persons are present, it is termed "alone" (because people frequently violate this, it was re-clarified earlier and is thus set forth again here). If a kappiyakāraka doing chores comes and goes without interruption, or if the door faces a road with passersby uninterrupted for about the duration of a meal, or if a kappiyakāraka from upper or lower pavilions can see from afar, it is not an offense. Non-offenses in the Vinaya: Stretching out one's hand to reach the door while sitting; making oneself visible to a begging bhikṣu; having two bhikṣus as companions; having another person of discernment beside them; and circumstances of peril—all are permitted.