四分律行事鈔資持記 3.1034

3.1034

大尼受戒中，初文；十二歲者，是師位故；僧則十歲，《業疏》云：所以加二歲者，顯其志弱，累年為德也；又女人多樂畜眾，由本習也；年年度人，不能教授，多有違犯，故制乞法，令眾量之；不乞，受具犯墮；受人依止，度餘二眾，並制乞法，不乞皆吉；比丘通吉者，制乞同尼，但除式又；違犯一等，而無差降。其下，指乞法，文見《隨機羯磨》、及《尼鈔》。若下，示制限。

Under 'Ordination of Full Bhikṣuṇīs': in the first text; 'twelve standing years' is because it is the rank of a master; for monks it is ten years. The Karma Commentary says: 'The reason why two years are added is to indicate that their resolve is weak, so accumulated years constitute virtue. Moreover, women often take pleasure in keeping disciples due to innate habits; ordaining people year after year, they cannot instruct them, leading to many violations. Therefore asking for permission by karmavācanā was instituted, letting the assembly appraise it. If one does not ask and confers full ordination, it is a pāyattika; accepting someone in dependence or ordaining the other two assemblies also requires asking for permission by karmavācanā, and not asking is always a duṣkṛta. That bhikṣus all incur duṣkṛta is because the requirement to ask is the same as for bhikṣuṇīs, only excluding śikṣamāṇās; the offense of violation is of one class, with no difference in grade.' From 'Its...' downward indicates the procedure for asking, the text of which appears in the Random Karmavācanā and the Bhikṣuṇī Manual. From 'If...' downward shows the restrictions.