四分律行事鈔資持記 2.2061

2.2061

次明立法，陳乞中。律令教乞，事同初受；縱使自能，亦須他教。問：此明懺罪，那云乞戒？答：根本既喪，從僧重受；終身奉持，即是懺悔。若爾，犯已未懺，應無體耶？答：準上以明，體本不失；但望力微，故須再受；餘如〈篇聚〉所明。

Next, explaining the establishment of the method. Under 'Petitions and Requests': the Vinaya instructs to teach the begging, the matter being the same as the initial reception; even if one is capable of it oneself, one must still be taught by another. Question: This clarifies repenting offenses; why does it speak of begging for precepts? Answer: Since the foundation has been lost, one receives them again from the Saṃgha; upholding them for the rest of one's life is itself the repentance. If so, between committing the offense and not yet repenting, should there be no essence? Answer: Based on the above explanation, the essence is fundamentally not lost; but because its power is weak, it must be received again; the rest is as explained in the 'Classes and Clusters'.