四分律行事鈔資持記 1.514

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他部八種。並有分量，在文易解。難者略釋。二曼石，準論曼字從水，謂無楞角也。四中八寸者，據量太小，恐有損折，止可暫用；必作久固，須選大者。第五三四村者，有人往還，必無荒廢，論云窮路不得（極底路也）。六中四月者，三時中舉一時也；久無旱涸，相不失故；論又云：水深二尺得作。七中螘攻土成聚，謂之螘封。第八自然水者，非造作也；論云：若通水入田，或堈盛水，皆不得。準下，會通；徵，證也。城塹等者，如上所列山石澗渠林樹垣牆久固之物；律但通列，不明分齊，須論證之。然而論中路江池水，亦難準據。針樹蟻封，寧為久固。若今行事，未可全依。

The eight kinds of other schools all have measurements and are easy to understand in the text. The difficult ones are briefly explained. Second, "smooth stone": according to the treatise, the character mān has the water radical, meaning having no ridges or corners. In the fourth, "eight inches": this measurement is too small, and one fears it may break, so it can only be used temporarily; if one makes an enduring one, one must select a larger one. In the fifth, "three or four villages": where people go back and forth, it will definitely not be abandoned; the treatise says that dead-end roads are not allowed (the furthest ending roads). In the sixth, "four months": out of the three seasons, it brings up one season; because it is free of drought for a long time, the mark is not lost; the treatise also says: "If the water is two cubits deep, it may be used." In the seventh, ants working the soil into mounds are called ant hills. In the eighth, "natural water": it is not artificially made; the treatise says: "If water is channeled into fields, or held in jars, none of these may be used." From "According to…" downward reconciles them; "verify" means to prove. "City walls, moats, and so forth": as listed above, enduring objects such as mountains, rocks, ravines, ditches, groves, trees, and walls; the Vinaya only lists them generally without clarifying demarcations, so they must be verified by the treatise. However, in the treatise, roads, rivers, and pond waters are also difficult to rely on. How could needle-trees and ant hills be enduring? If for transactions today, they cannot be completely relied upon.