四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1071

2.1071

三十三。（佛在羅閱祇，提婆教人害佛，教闍王殺父；惡名流布，利養斷絕；乃與五人別乞，因制。）釋戒名者，謂能別之人，食處成眾；以眾別他，不共同味；若取語便，應云眾別；然據所別，非不通眾；但犯由能別，故獨彰名。又能唯約眾，所通眾別。委如《本疏》。

Thirty-three. (The Buddha was in Rājagṛha. Devadatta instructed someone to harm the Buddha, and instructed King Ajātaśatru to kill his father; evil fame spread widely, and offerings were cut off; he then went with five persons to beg separately, so it was prohibited.) Explaining the name of the precept: It means that the persons who are able to separate form a group at the eating place; using the group to separate from others, they do not share the same flavor; if taking linguistic convenience, it should be called 'group separation'; however, according to that which is separated, it is not that it does not extend to the group; but because the offense arises from those who are able to separate, the name is uniquely displayed. Furthermore, 'able' pertains solely to the group, whereas 'that which is separated' extends to both group and distinct individuals. This is fully detailed in the Root Commentary.