四分律行事鈔資持記 2.943

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第八。（佛在毘舍離，以前大妄語緣；集僧呵責已，便制。）名云實得道者，此據初果已上，是戒所制。《多論》，二義故制：一大人法者，功德覆藏，諸惡發露；今稱德匿過，是小人法。二自顯聖德，賢愚各異。若有聞者，偏心專敬，失本平等淨善之心。末世事稀，故不備解。今引疏文略知緣相：一內實得道，除增上慢；二自言已證；三向未具人說；四言了；五聞解。

The eighth [rule]. (When the Buddha was in Vaiśālī, following the earlier circumstances of the grave falsehood, after assembling the Saṃgha and rebuking them, he then instituted the prohibition.) The name stating "actually attaining the path" is based on the first fruit and above, which is what the precept prohibits. The Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā states that it was prohibited for two reasons: First, the dharma of the great person is to conceal virtues and disclose all evils; now to proclaim virtues and conceal faults is the dharma of a petty person. Second, manifesting one's noble virtues distinguishes between the worthy and the foolish; if there are those who hear of it, they develop partial, exclusive reverence and lose their original impartial, pure, and wholesome mind. In the degenerate age such matters are rare, so it is not fully explained. Now citing the text of the Commentary, the conditions and marks may be briefly known: 1. Internally actually attaining the path, excluding excessive pride; 2. Stating oneself to have realized it; 3. Speaking to one not fully ordained; 4. The words are distinct; 5. The hearer understands.