四分律行事鈔資持記 1.35

1.35

分篇，敘意中，初明難判。人為能行，事是所造，故云境事。科謂分節，擬即度量。今下，正分。言物類者，今先舉示，如〈安居〉分房，〈釋相〉明法體，〈懺六聚〉中明事理兩懺，〈二衣〉分亡人物，〈導俗〉明說法儀，〈沙彌〉中出家業，及七篇中所注法附。若據篇題，實非該攝；然夏中分房，同安居類；故但標安居，其餘自攝。餘皆準此。是則三十首題，並據一篇之主耳。若爾，何以有注法附或不注者？答：有親疎故。

Under dividing the chapters and narrating the intent, first it explains the difficulty of determining them. A person is the agent of practice, and the matter is what is performed; hence it is called "objective matters". "Subdividing" means dividing into sections; "planning" means measuring. From "Now..." downward, it properly divides them. Regarding "classes of items", I shall first indicate examples: such as assigning rooms in "Rainy Season Retreat"; clarifying the essence of the precepts in "Explaining the Marks"; clarifying both phenomenal and ultimate confession in "Confessing the Six Classes of Offenses"; dividing the property of the deceased in "Two Robes"; clarifying the ritual of expounding the Dharma in "Guiding Laypeople"; the actions of leaving the household in "Novices"; and the supplementary methods appended to seven of the chapters. If judged by chapter titles, these are not truly subsumed by them; yet assigning rooms during the retreat belongs to the category of retreat, so only 'Rainy Season Retreat' is headlined, and the rest are naturally included. All others follow this analogy. Thus, the thirty chapter headings are all based on the primary subject of each chapter. If so, why are some annotated with 'appendices' while others are not? Answer: because there are degrees of closeness and distance.