四分律行事鈔資持記 1.264

1.264

體用中，初句通括四位。若下，別示僧體，初明體通。今下，明用別。上即依律略示僧體，律本但有約數明體，謂一人、眾多人、四人也。若取假用，乃準《成論》。詳今文意，雖非正辦，四人實辦，非體而何！則顯古記指前標宗為僧體者誤矣。

In [the section on] essence and function, the opening sentence covers all four positions. From "if" onward, it specifically shows the essence of the Saṅgha; it first clarifies that the essence is universal. From "now" onward, it clarifies the distinctness of function. The above briefly showed the essence of the Saṅgha based on the Vinaya; the root Vinaya only clarifies the essence with reference to numbers—namely, one person, many persons, and four persons. If one takes the conventional function, it is based on the *Satyasiddhi-śāstra*. Examining the meaning of the present text: although not directly accomplishing [the karman], four persons genuinely accomplish it; if this is not the essence, what is it! This shows that the old records which pointed to the previously indicated school as the essence of the Saṅgha were mistaken.