四分律行事鈔資持記 1.499

1.499

尼界中，初明常途量。一拘盧者，準前道行；《多論》拘盧定取二里，《尼鈔》注云義準五里，五字應誤，以《雜寶藏》則五里故，疏云：以恐遠險易陵辱也。必下，二明難開量。則同大僧。彼因王賊等難，故開寬結；隨意往避，不出界故。

Under 'The Nuns' Boundary': first clarifying the standard measure. 'One krośa' is based on the previously discussed 'travelling on the road'; the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā definitively takes a krośa as two li, while the note in the Bhikṣuṇī Manual says it is inferred to be five li. The character 'five' must be an error, because the Saṃyuktaratnapiṭaka-sūtra gives five li. The Commentary says: 'Because of fear that [greater] distance and ruggedness would easily invite abuse and insult.' From 'If...' onward, secondly clarifying the allowance for difficult circumstances: it is then identical to that of the monks. That was due to perils from kings, bandits, and the like, so wide demarcation was allowed; so that they could flee and avoid [peril] at will without leaving the boundary.