四分律行事鈔資持記 3.712

3.712

五中，有三，初引文示。《四分》通二請；律開下，諸文並明僧次。《梵網》云：一切不得受別請，利養入已；而此利養，屬十方僧；而別請者，即取十方賢聖僧物。（此制受請。）又云：次第請者，即得十方聖賢僧；而世人別請五百羅漢菩薩僧，不如僧次一凡夫僧；若別請者，是外道法，七佛無別請法。（此制施主。）《仁王》亦呵責者，彼云：諸惡比丘受別請者，是外道法，都非我教等。《十誦、善生》等文，中卷〈隨相〉已引。《五百問》但明別請，遣人代去，即是捨請；若嫌犯墮，即結能遣，違施非法，準律應吉。既下，二令勸讚僧次。後二句指略別請。〈隨相〉，即別眾食戒。

In the fifth [heading], there are three parts. The first cites texts for instruction. The Dharmaguptaka-vinaya allows both types of invitations; from 'The Vinaya permits...' onward, the passages all clarify invitations according to saṃgha seniority. The Brahmajāla Sūtra says: 'Under no circumstances may one accept individual invitations for personal gain and offerings; these offerings belong to the saṃgha of the ten directions. Accepting an individual invitation is taking the property of the worthy and holy saṃgha of the ten directions.' (This prohibits accepting the invitation.) It also says: 'Inviting in order of seniority means obtaining the holy and worthy saṃgha of the ten directions; whereas for worldly people to individually invite five hundred arhats and bodhisattva-monks is not equal to inviting one ordinary monk in saṃgha order. Individually inviting is an outsider practice; none of the seven Buddhas had a rule of individual invitation.' (This prohibits the donor.) That the Renwang Sūtra also rebukes this refers to its statement: 'Evil bhikṣus who accept individual invitations follow outsider practices; it is completely contrary to my teaching,' and so on. The passages from the Daśādhyāya-vinaya, the Upāsakaśīla Sūtra, and so forth were already cited in the middle fascicle under 'Concomitant Marks.' The Wubai wen only clarifies that sending someone in one's place for an individual invitation constitutes relinquishing the invitation; if out of dislike one commits a pāyattika, this is established for the sender, and violating the offering is non-Dharma, which according to the Vinaya should incur a duṣkṛta. From 'Since...' onward, the second part instructs one to praise invitations in saṃgha order. The latter two sentences refer briefly to individual invitations. 'Concomitant Marks' refers to the precept against separate group eating.