[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) › 3.596 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.596 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.596 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.596](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.596) 三中，初科，先明出蘭若法。著衣執杖行等，即身業；思惟，即意業；見人問訊等，即口業。打露杖，謂去草上露水，恐濕衣故；或云執錫，驚虫獸故。若近下，次入聚行乞法，有六，初著衣法。至下，二瞻視法。至第七門相，以律制法，不過七家故。若準《多論》，則有三種次第乞食，一日到一家，得食則食，不足則止；二次第到七家，得食則食，不得亦止；三次第從家至家，食足則止，不限多少；後日乞食，還從先次第；準此，隨人標意，受行不同，則非定制。右下，三正乞法。道側，示謙下故。次第，不擇豪賤故；準下，除惡狗惡牛等家；《楞嚴》中，迦葉捨富從貧，須菩提捨貧從富；俱為佛呵，非平等故。若俗下，四受取法。迎取謂見他持來，進前迎受；由乖尊相，故制不得。不得下，五觀時法。得食下，六作念法。準下，須留賊分；或疑賊奪，不專己想，亦薄貪情故也。乃至下，後出聚法。如前進不，同上三業行也。 > In the third \[part\], the first section first clarifies the procedure for leaving the araṇya. Donning robes, holding the staff, walking, and so on are bodily action; contemplating is mental action; seeing someone and asking after them is vocal action. 'Striking the dew staff' means removing dew from the grass for fear of wetting the robes; or it is said to mean holding the khakkhara to frighten away insects and beasts. From 'If approaching' onward, next is the procedure for entering a settlement to beg, which has six \[parts\]. First is the procedure for donning robes. From 'Arriving' onward is the second, the procedure for looking around. Arriving at the mark of the seventh door is because according to the Vinaya's regulations, one does not exceed seven households. According to the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā, there are three kinds of begging for food in succession: first, going to one house a day—if one gets food, one eats, and if insufficient, one stops; second, going in succession up to seven houses—if one gets food, one eats, and even if one does not, one stops; third, going in succession from house to house—when food is sufficient, one stops, without limit on number; on subsequent days, begging food follows the previous sequence again. According to this, following each person's intended practice, their undertakings differ, so it is not a fixed regulation. From 'To the right' onward is the third, the procedure for actual begging. 'By the side of the road' demonstrates modesty. 'In succession' means not choosing between the noble and the base. From 'According to' onward, one excludes households with vicious dogs, vicious cattle, and the like. In the Śūraṅgama-sūtra, Kāśyapa abandoned the rich to follow the poor, while Subhūti abandoned the poor to follow the rich; both were rebuked by the Buddha because it was not equal. From 'If a layperson' onward is the fourth, the procedure for receiving. 'Receiving by stepping forward' means seeing another bring food and stepping forward to receive it; because it violates a dignified appearance, it is prohibited. From 'Must not' onward is the fifth, the procedure for observing the proper time. From 'Having obtained food' onward is the sixth, the procedure for making mindful reflection. According to what follows, one must leave a share for thieves; or suspecting that thieves might snatch it, one does not make it exclusively one's own, and also lessens greedy feelings. From 'Up to' onward is the subsequent procedure for leaving the settlement. 'Advancing or not as before' is the same as the three karmic actions above. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.595](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.595) - [Next: 3.597](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.597) - [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.3.596) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.596](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.596) · Pramāṇa