四分律行事鈔資持記 1.1102

1.1102

問答中，初難者。律制行食不得偏饒上座；不同分房，故用相並。答中，上二句明食味均通。下明房舍局定，二義反之，初明好惡已定。反上平融也。好惡可會。美好不同者，好中復簡，謂好相多別也。限下，二明時長，反上短促也。

In the question and answer, the first is the objection: the Vinaya prescribes that in distributing food one must not give special excess to senior monks; this is unlike allocating rooms, hence they are compared. In the reply, the first two sentences clarify that the flavor of food is uniform and universal. Below, it clarifies that rooms are fixed and limited, with two contrasting senses: first, it clarifies that quality is already fixed, contrasting with the smooth uniformity above. Good and bad are easily recognized. 'Difference in superiority' means that within the good there is further distinction, meaning that good characteristics have many variations. From 'duration' downward is the second, clarifying that the duration is long, contrasting with the short duration above.