[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四分律行事鈔資持記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805) › 1.508 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 1.508 四分律行事鈔資持記 1.508 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.508](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.508) 次問中。律雖明約，理非全閉，故此決之。答中，引律者。彼因比丘隔河結界，十五日欲往說戒，而不能度，故佛制之。除船橋者，此明開也。橋梁事一，物有大小。若駛流者，此明制也。駛，疾也。必下，準理決通。語略船字。雖是疾流，但令可度，不障來集，故判理得。下引尼律，轉證無橋得結不疑。即僧殘中獨度河戒。彼云但使褰衣度水，乃至界內亦犯，故云通也。 > In the second question: although the Vinaya sets an explicit restriction, in principle it is not entirely closed off, so this is resolved here. > In the answer, citing the Vinaya: that was because a monk demarcated a boundary across a river, and on the fifteenth day wanted to go to poṣadha but could not cross over, so the Buddha prohibited it. 'Excepting boat and bridge' clarifies the allowance. Bridges and beams are of a single category, though the materials may be large or small. 'If the current is swift' clarifies the prohibition. 'Swift' means rapid. From 'If...' onward, resolving and making it passable according to principle. The phrasing omits the word 'boat'. Although it is a swift current, as long as it can be crossed and does not obstruct coming to assemble, it is judged to be permissible in principle. Below, citing the Bhikṣuṇī-vinaya further confirms without doubt that demarcating without a bridge is permissible. This refers to the saṃghāvaśeṣa precept against crossing a river alone. That text says that as long as one hitches up one's robes to cross the water, even within the boundary one incurs an offense; hence it says 'general'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.507](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.507) - [Next: 1.509](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.509) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805~en-mt.1.508) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.508](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.508) · Pramāṇa