四分律行事鈔資持記 2.909

2.909

第三。（佛在舍衛，六群傳他彼此語，今眾鬪諍，不能除滅，故制。）名中。兩即所說之境，舌乃成言之具。疏云：此本翻譯，頗是質陋；以雖兩舌，不作分意，不犯此戒；現翻為離間語，其為得矣。令經論中云離間者，皆唐譯耳。

Third [pāyattika]. (When the Buddha was in Śrāvastī, the ṣaḍvargikas conveyed the words of one party to another, causing the assembly to quarrel and dispute without being able to end it; hence it was prohibited.) Regarding the title: "Two" refers to the object spoken of; "tongue" is the instrument by which speech is formed. The Commentary states: "The early translation of this was rather crude and plain. Because even if one uses malicious tale-bearing (two tongues), if one does not have the intention to divide, one does not violate this precept. The current translation as 'divisive speech' (paiśunya) hits the mark. Where 'divisive' appears in the sūtras and treatises today, these are all Tang translations."