四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.356

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The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya says: Regarding the method of lighting lamps: one must not abruptly carry one into a room; one should call out, 'Venerable sirs, the lamp is about to enter.' The same applies to extinguishing a lamp: first shield it with a hand and announce it; one is not permitted to blow it with the mouth, fan it with the hands, or fan it with clothing; one should snap off the burnt tip [of the wick]; if there is plenty of oil, it may last through the night. Each detail is as in Fascicle 35. The *Five Hundred Questions* says: In maintaining the illumination of the Buddha, it must not be extinguished by day; the Buddha does not dwell in darkness; since there was originally no mental intention to set a limit, extinguishing it incurs a fault. In *The Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish*: Maudgalyāyana was next in order to manage the day's duties, because the lamp had been extinguished.