四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.517

2.517

Under the first: within the thirty precepts, we provisionally treat the offenses of monks; it is not that nuns lack confession, but those with pure minds are rare. In the niḥsargika-pāyattika of monks, self and other are divided into two: First, self-relinquishment: as in begging for silkworm floss to make into clothing, one merely cuts and destroys it oneself without needing an object. Second, before others, where monastics and laity are divided into two: the two precepts regarding precious items must be relinquished to a layperson; the remaining twenty-seven are relinquished before monastics. Universal and restricted are divided into two: the single precept on begging for a bowl requires one's original dwelling place, and the procedures of circulating the bowl must be performed within the saṃgha—if violated, it is invalid; the remaining twenty-six are universal to both places, and the persons include the saṃgha and individuals. Each has its underlying intention, which is not the primary concern of this manual.