四分律行事鈔資持記 3.1079

3.1079

次科，簡所對人，有四別。非清淨者，初簡有犯不懺也。先知不肯者，次簡覆藏不說也。二俱有過，彼此皆成覆故。向犯者懺，有誠例故。識人名等者，三簡如實不妄。此通能所也。若前下，明一說。若彼下，明非覆。《十誦》，不得比丘者，四簡異眾。僧尼位別，不得對首；唯聽不識，咨請犯相耳。

The next section distinguishes the person addressed, which has four differences: 'Not pure' first excludes someone who has an offense and has not confessed it. 'Knowing previously and unwilling' next excludes someone who conceals and will not speak. Both are at fault, because each would then constitute concealing. Confessing to an offender is backed by clear precedents. 'Knowing the person's name and so forth' thirdly excludes falsehood, ensuring it is factual. This applies to both the agent and the recipient. From 'If before' below, it explains speaking on a single occasion. From 'If that' below, it explains what is not concealment. In the Daśādhyāya-vinaya, 'one may not [confess to] a bhikṣu' fourthly distinguishes a different assembly. Because the status of monks and nuns differs, one cannot confess face-to-face; it only allows asking about the marks of the offense when one does not recognize them.