四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.77

3.77

Fourth, the marks of success and non-success. In general, what is called entrustment and conferral is precisely a mind that corresponds to relinquishing property; one must decisively give it to generate merit in a superior place; if it is certain that there will be no change of mind or regret, it is entirely accomplished. If one says, 'After I die, use these goods to construct my tomb, buy a coffin and stone steles, make statues, copy scriptures, provide for the saṃgha, and such matters,' none of these are accomplished. Because before death one is the owner of the goods and definitely has not distributed them oneself; after death another owner (the saṃgha) arrives, and its disposal does not rely on the former method. If one has violated the king's law and knows that one must die tomorrow evening, then anytime before noon today, whatever is done immediately is accomplished, because before death one's mind has decisively acted as owner. If one employs property to have someone make statues, give to the saṃgha, and offer vegetarian meals, having one see it with one's own eyes, and then immediately passes away, it is accomplished; if one says, 'After I die,' it is vague and ineffective as before. Thus the various Vinaya lineages make this clear. The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya states: If at the point of death one entrusts property to the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṃgha, [saying], 'Or after I die give it,' and so on, the Buddha said: All belongs to the saṃgha (because the mind was not decisive). The Daśādhyāya-vinaya is largely the same; only the three robes and six personal items should not be disposed of by oneself. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: If the property has not yet been handed over, or if after receiving it one has not performed the purification (kappiya) and puts it back by the sick person's side, none of it is accomplished; if after performing the purification one places it by their side, it is valid. If one says, 'When I die, you should give it; if I recover, then I do not relinquish it,' none of this is accomplished. The Pañcavargika-vinaya states: If while alive one already gave it to someone, but they have not yet carried it away, the saṃgha should give it to them through a jñaptidvitīya-karman.