四分律行事鈔資持記 1.440

1.440

次明成壞，敘由中。對文七非，故云隨義。以作業辦事，成在四緣；還即就緣歷句簡練，隨一一事，單複括之；推覓非違，欲逃無路。問：前敘四緣，後列句中不言界者？答：合在事故。所以爾者，二意求之。一欲倣文非，皆七數故。或可別法無非，通兩界故；眾法則有，局法地故；由不該遍，合少從多故。

Next is elucidating validity and invalidity, in the narrative of reasons. Contrasted with the seven invalidities in the text, it is called 'following the meaning'. Because performing a karmavācanā to accomplish a matter depends on four conditions for validity, one then investigates and sifts through clauses according to the conditions, encompassing each single matter singly and doubly; in seeking out non-conformity, there is nowhere to escape. Question: Earlier, four conditions were narrated, but in the subsequent listing of clauses, why is the boundary not mentioned? Answer: It is combined within the matter. As to why this is so, it can be sought through two intentions: first, wishing to emulate the invalidities of the text, all being the number seven. Alternatively, individual procedures have no invalidity [regarding boundaries] and are open to both boundaries; saṃgha procedures have it, being restricted to the ritual ground; because it is not pervasive, the lesser is subsumed under the greater.