四分律行事鈔資持記 2.429

2.429

正判中，初二句依論次解，以定今義。僧下，引據。王無定法者，通指諸國也。瓶沙古法者，佛依結戒，可以為準也；此取盜五之法，不定古錢。四錢三角，即入五錢之限；兩角半錢，猶屬盜四。錢論角者，恐彼錢模畟方；此間往古，亦鑄方錢；今時圓者，但約四字論之。四下，準本宗以決。廢律論者，律即《十誦》，論即《多論》，初後二解。以後勝者，即第二解，望初為後。疏云：可如《多論》，中間一解，隨國用錢，準五為限，則諍論自息也。縱下，會同。《善見》云：二十摩娑迦（古大銅錢），成一迦利沙槃分（量名），四分取一，故限五錢；《僧祇》，以十九摩沙迦，成一吉利沙；四分取一，則四錢三角也。恐謂《僧祇》，不同《四分》，故以《善見》會之。然《善見》、《僧祇》，並約古大銅錢；乃是取本王舍古法，以釋五錢之義。至於斷盜，還隨國用。即彼論云：出家人者，乃至草葉不得取；故知急護，頗合今宗矣。

Under the definitive judgment, the first two lines rely on the second explanation in the treatise to establish the present meaning. "The saṃgha..." and below cites evidence. "Kings having no fixed law" refers broadly to various countries. "The ancient law of Bimbisāra" is what the Buddha relied on to formulate the precepts, and can serve as a standard; this takes the law of stealing five without specifying the ancient coins. Four coins and three quarters already enters the threshold of five coins; two and a half quarters of a coin still falls under stealing four. The reason coins are discussed in terms of "corners" is perhaps because their coin molds were square; here in ancient times, square coins were also cast; nowadays round ones are discussed merely based on the four characters. "Four..." and below is resolved according to our own school. "Setting aside the vinaya and treatise": the vinaya refers to the Daśādhyāya-vinaya, and the treatise refers to the first and last explanations in the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā. "Taking the latter as superior" refers to the second explanation, which is latter relative to the first. The Commentary says: One may follow the middle explanation in the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā, taking the coins used in a country and setting the limit on the basis of five; then disputes will naturally cease. "Even if..." and below harmonizes them. The Samantapāsādikā says: Twenty māsakas (ancient large copper coins) make one kārṣāpaṇa portion (a unit of measure); taking one quarter out of four, it is therefore limited to five coins. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya takes nineteen māsakas to make one kārṣāpaṇa; taking one quarter out of four, it is four coins and three quarters. For fear that someone might consider the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya to differ from the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya, it is thus harmonized using the Samantapāsādikā. However, both the Samantapāsādikā and the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya refer to the ancient large copper coins; this merely adopts the ancient law of Rājagṛha to explain the meaning of "five coins." As for judging theft, it still follows the currency of the country. That treatise itself says: For a monastic, one may not take even a blade of grass or a leaf; hence we know that strict guarding corresponds closely to our school.