[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) › 2.1140 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1140 四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1140 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.1140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.2.1140) 釋初緣中，引律定時。云至中者，此明極限，食必中前。四天下者，《俱舍》云：日轉四天下，正照一面，傍照兩面，長背一面，又云：北洲夜半，東洲日沒，南洲日中，西洲日出。四洲皆約從明至中，故云亦爾。下引《僧祇》。正中犯吉，故知受食必在中前；經中食時，乃當辰已；古德卯齋，護之彌急；有聞諸佛日中食，便謂中前非法，蓋不知教也。又有訛云不過鍾食，便聽鍾奉戒；況打鍾不定，何足為準！瞬即動目少時，髮謂影移少地。義淨《內法傳》云：宜於要處安小土臺，圓闊一尺，高五寸；中插細杖，或時食上竪竹箸，可高四指；取正午之影，畫以為記；影過畫處，便不合食；西方在處悉有之，名薜攞斫羯羅，譯為時輪。 > In explaining the first condition, the Vinaya is cited to fix the time. Saying "reaching noon": this clarifies the utmost limit; the meal must be before noon. Regarding "the four continents", the Abhidharmakośa says: as the sun moves across the four continents, it shines directly upon one face, shines obliquely upon two faces, and is permanently turned away from one face. It also says: when it is midnight in the northern continent, the sun sets in the eastern continent, it is noon in the southern continent, and the sun rises in the western continent. All four continents are reckoned from dawn to noon, hence it says "likewise". Below, the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya is cited. At exact noon one commits a duṣkṛta; therefore one knows that receiving food must be before noon. The "mealtime" in the sūtras corresponds to the hours of chen and si (7–11 a.m.). Ancient virtuous masters held the fasting meal at the hour of mao (5–7 a.m.), guarding it all the more strictly. Some hear that the Buddhas ate at noon, and immediately claim that eating before noon is improper—this is because they do not understand the teachings. Furthermore, some mistakenly say that as long as the bell has not finished striking, one may eat, and thus listen for the bell to observe the precept. Moreover, striking the bell is variable; how can it serve as a standard! "In the blink of an eye" means a brief moment of blinking; "a hair's breadth" refers to the shadow shifting a tiny distance. Yijing's Record of the Inner Dharma states: One should place a small earthen platform in an important location, one foot in diameter and five inches high; insert a slender stick in the middle, or sometimes erect a bamboo chopstick above the meal, about four fingers high; take the shadow at exact noon and draw a line as a mark; if the shadow crosses the mark, it is no longer permissible to eat. Everywhere in the Western regions has this; it is called a velā-cakra, translated as "time wheel". > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.1139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.2.1139) - [Next: 2.1141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.2.1141) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805~en-mt.2.1140) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.2.1140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.2.1140) · Pramāṇa