[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四分律行事鈔資持記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805) › 3.27 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.27 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.27) 《僧祇》，初示染物如非。欝金樹根，可染黃色。紅藍即紅花。青染即藍澱。花色謂班文。聽用下，次明如法。巨摩即牛糞。西土牛食香草，人所貴之；此方不宜，故不應用。《戒本》下，次明如色名相，初引《戒本》示名。次引廣文顯相。銅青，謂青褐，如舊銅色。（今罯成銅青，乃是正色耳。）雜泥，謂以果汁浸於鐵器，遂成黑色；河底緇泥，亦可染黑。木蘭謂果汁者，頗乖色相，故注以會之。此翻律者，此即本部。姚秦都長安，故云北方。《僧祇》翻在揚都，故云吳地。余下，引親見為證。可驗《僧祇》翻傳失旨。蜀部即川中，準知木蘭乃是華語。指《善見》者，即如次科赤色鮮明是也。 > In the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya, it first shows whether dyeing materials are proper or improper. Saffron root can dye things yellow. Carthamus is safflower. Blue dye is indigo paste. Patterned colors refer to mottled patterns. Next, beginning from "it is permitted to use", it explains what accords with the Dharma. Gomaya is cow dung. In the western land, cattle eat fragrant herbs, and people esteem it; in this land, it is not suitable, so it should not be used. Next, beginning from "the Prātimokṣa", it explains the designations and characteristics of proper colors: first citing the Prātimokṣa to show the names, and next citing the extensive text to reveal the characteristics. "Verdigris" refers to greenish brown, like the color of ancient bronze. (Nowadays, that which is baked into verdigris is merely a primary color.) "Mixed mud" refers to soaking fruit juice in iron vessels, which consequently turns black; the dark silt at the bottom of a river can also dye things black. When it says mangosteen is fruit juice, this considerably contradicts its visible color, so a note is provided to harmonize them. "The translator of this Vinaya" refers to this very division of ours. The Yao Qin had its capital at Chang'an, hence it is called the northern region. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya was translated in Yangdu, hence it is called the Wu region. Next, beginning from "I", personal observation is cited as evidence. It can be verified that the translation and transmission of the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya lost the intended meaning. The Shu region is Sichuan; by this one knows that mangosteen (mulan) is indeed a Chinese term. Pointing to the Sudarśana refers to the bright red color in the next heading. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.26) - [Next: 3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.28) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805~en-mt.3.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.27) · Pramāṇa