四分律行事鈔資持記 1.1101

1.1101

三中，初數知房舍。經營主者，或彼剏造，或復修治，任意選取，以賞勞績；〈鉢器篇〉云：營事比丘房成，與房住九十日一移等，餘廣如彼。後下，二依次分與。若有下，明人少房多，再三分之。故下，明更分無用，故令留置。問：既隨所樂，可取先所住處否？答：必取先住，還因分得，理應無過。然本教意，恐著住處；苟能遷徙，節己稱法，在人為之。若惡下，三明簡人。時下，四示嚴制。

In the third: first, counting and knowing the rooms. The manager who undertook construction, whether he initiated the building or repaired it, may select as he pleases to reward his labor and merit; the 'Chapter on Bowls and Implements' states: 'When the room built by the managing bhikṣu is finished, he is given the room to live in, moving once every ninety days,' and so forth, as detailed there. From 'after' downward is the second, allocating them in order of seniority. From 'if there are' downward clarifies that when people are few and rooms are many, they are allocated repeatedly. From 'therefore' downward clarifies that further allocation is useless, so they are ordered to be left vacant. Question: 'Since it is according to what one pleases, may one take the place where one previously resided?' Answer: 'If one takes the previous residence and obtains it through the regular allocation, in principle there should be no fault. However, the original intention of the teaching was fear of attachment to dwelling places; if one can relocate, moderating oneself in accord with the Dharma, it depends on the individual.' From 'if malicious' downward is the third, clarifying the screening of persons. From 'at that time' downward is the fourth, showing the strict prohibition.