四分律行事鈔資持記 3.513

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五中，《十誦》。尾拂得受，非己用故。犛牛莫交反，多出西方，鬃尾皆赤，多用為拂。《僧祇》中。初明自畜，則簡畜尾。裂㲲謂剪絹布為條。樹皮即麻苧楊樹等，今多用椶櫚為之。今時後生持扇執拂，多作女態；教名婬女，豈不懷慚。《五百問》中。几即几案，麈謂鹿之大者，群鹿行時，看尾指處，即隨所往；講者持拂指授聽眾，故以為名；但不得畜毛為之，故制犯罪。《四分》。尾拂似聽毛者，但不得長𣭱者耳。𣭱，所交反。

In the fifth, the Daśādhyāya-vinaya states that a tail fly-whisk may be accepted, because it is not for one's own use. Yak (mò-jiāo fan-qie) mostly comes from the Western Regions; its mane and tail are entirely red, and are often used to make fly-whisks. In the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya, first it explains keeping them oneself, which then excludes animal tails. Ripping fine cotton means cutting silk or cloth into strips. Tree bark refers to hemp, ramie, willow, and the like; nowadays palm fiber is often used to make them. Young people nowadays carrying fans and holding whisks often put on effeminate airs; the teaching calls them licentious women—how could they not feel ashamed? In the Five Hundred Questions: jī refers to a small table or stand; zhù refers to a large deer: when a herd of deer moves, they watch where the tail points and follow where it goes; an expounder holds a whisk to direct and instruct the audience, hence it was named after this; but one must not keep one made of animal hair, so doing so is prohibited as an offense. The Dharmaguptaka-vinaya seems to permit hair tail fly-whisks, but they must not have long tufts. Tuft (shā) is pronounced shǒu-jiāo fan-qie.