四分律行事鈔資持記 2.526

2.526

次科，判定中，初標示佛量。文見《了論》，《多論》亦同。此下定尺寸，初二句通示不同。疏云：元魏撥亂，文籍焚除，無可依據，故隨世立，是也。而下，明周法可準。律曆即俗中陰陽數歷，定星辰纏度分抄無差故。姬即周姓，周乃國號。故隋下，引兩朝以證。煬帝隋第二主。準古即姬周也。唐朝即神堯受隋禪改號唐國。御宇謂君臨宇宙也。兩用謂周唐並行，至今亦爾。然唐尺但加周尺二寸，故云不違古也。唐令即唐朝律令，魏徵撰，二十卷。周十寸為尺，五斤為秤，三升三合等為斗。尺加二寸，斗秤例增兩倍。準下，示所取。論即多了二論。此方據南洲也。八尺之人，可張一尺；佛身既倍，明知二尺；方彰《五分》所譯無差，故為今取矣。率字，《戒疏》音律，率猶算也。

In the next section, determining the standard: first, the text indicates the measurement of the Buddha. The text appears in the Vinayadvāviṃśatividyā-śāstra, and the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā is also the same. From here downward the feet and inches are determined; the first two sentences generally explain the discrepancies. The commentary says: "The Yuan Wei pacified the disorder, but writings and records had been burned and eliminated, leaving nothing to rely upon; hence standards were established according to secular practice"—this is it. From "However…" downward, it explains that the Zhou standard is reliable. The "laws and almanac" (lǜlì) refers to the secular mathematical calendrics of yin and yang, which determined the degrees, segments, and fractions of stellar movements without error. Ji was the surname of the Zhou, and Zhou was the name of the state. From "Therefore the Sui…" downward, two dynasties are cited as proof. Emperor Yang was the second ruler of the Sui. Conforming to antiquity refers to the Ji Zhou. The Tang dynasty refers to Shenyao receiving the abdication of the Sui and changing the state's name to Tang. "Governing the universe" means reigning over all under heaven. "Using both" means the Zhou and Tang standards were used concurrently, as is still the case today. However, the Tang foot merely added two inches to the Zhou foot; hence it is said that it does not violate antiquity. The Tang Statutes refers to the administrative code of the Tang dynasty, compiled by Wei Zheng in twenty fascicles. For the Zhou, ten inches made a foot, five catties made a balance-scale (chèng), and three pints and three tenths made a peck. With the foot increased by two inches, the peck and balance-scale were proportionally doubled. From "According to…" downward, it indicates what is adopted. The "treatises" are the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā and the Vinayadvāviṃśatividyā-śāstra. "This realm" refers to Jambudvīpa. A person of eight feet can span one foot; since the Buddha's body was double, it is clearly known to be two feet. This only now reveals that the translation of the Mahīśāsaka-vinaya is free of error, and hence it is adopted here. The character shuài (率) is pronounced lǜ in the Precept Commentary; shuài is like suàn (calculating).