四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1618

2.1618

會通中，初正明。謂若依律制，則無輕重；今取心業，故分八句。故下，引證。律據制罪，人重於畜；論就心業，畜重於人。

In the synthesis, first, direct explanation: meaning that if according to the vinaya's promulgation, there is no light or heavy; now taking mental karma, it is divided into eight phrases. From 'Therefore' below, adducing proofs: the Vinaya bases it on promulgated offenses, where humans are heavier than animals; the treatise approaches it through mental karma, where animals are heavier than humans.