[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) › 1.572 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 1.572 四分律行事鈔資持記 1.572 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.572](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.572) 次貶無法中分三，初出彼計。《業疏》引云：謂能作是情，所為非情，何有法起，誰領繫者，故知但是約界集處。仍引文據，如鈔所示，此即滅諍中五現前文，彼云：云何法現前，所持法滅諍者是；云何毘尼現前，所持毘尼滅諍者是；云何人現前，言議往返者是；云何僧現前，應來者來等是，界如鈔引。此下，點彼誤解。薩下，引文質非，《婆論》、《五分》。並明界功非人不惱，豈非有法。前料簡中備引，故略指之。下引經證。文義益顯。如土臺者，謂無作業相，天眼所見；《壇經》云：結界之地，隨其限域，至金剛輪；雖經劫壞，終焉莫毀等。 > Next, in depreciating \[the view that\] there is no dharma, there are three parts. First, it sets forth their theory. The Karma Commentary cites it as saying: "It is maintained that what can perform is sentient, whereas what is acted upon is insentient. How could any dharma arise? Who would receive and bind it? Therefore we know it is merely a place of assembly delimited by a boundary." It further cites textual evidence, as shown in the Manual; this is precisely the passage on the five "in-the-presence" (sammukhā-vinaya) in settling disputes, where it says: "What is in the presence of the Dharma? That which maintains the Dharma to settle disputes is it. What is in the presence of the Vinaya? That which maintains the Vinaya to settle disputes is it. What is in the presence of the persons? The exchange of debate is it. What is in the presence of the Saṃgha? Those who should come having arrived is it," and the boundary is as cited in the Manual. From "This..." downward, it points out their mistaken understanding. From "Sarvāstivāda..." downward, it cites texts to question the error: the Vibhāṣā-śāstra and the Mahīśāsaka-vinaya both clarify that the power of a boundary prevents non-humans from harassing; how could it not have a dharma? Since these were cited in full in the previous analysis, they are only briefly pointed out here. Below, it cites sūtra proofs; the meaning of the text becomes even more evident. As for "like an earthen terrace," it refers to the marks of non-active karma seen by the divine eye. The Platform Sūtra states: "The ground where a boundary is bound, according to its delimited extent, reaches down to the vajra-circle; though experiencing the destruction of kalpas, in the end it cannot be destroyed," and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.571](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.571) - [Next: 1.573](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.573) - [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.1.572) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.572](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.572) · Pramāṇa