四分律行事鈔資持記 3.986

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八中。三授與者，示勤至也。三還者，表辭讓也。偈詞本是和尚說，今亦旁人教之。上二句歎衣。解脫者，染壞割截，不著世故。無相福田者，出世無漏之福，離有為相故。（有云：無相即縵衣者，非也。）下二句勸勵。上句自行。如，依也。下句利他行。

Under [point] eight: Conferring it three times shows diligence and earnestness. Returning it three times manifests deferential yielding. The verses were originally spoken by the upādhyāya, but now bystanders may also teach them. The first two lines praise the robe. 'Liberation' means that because it is dyed, broken, cut, and patched, it is free from worldly attachment. 'Markless field of merit' means that because the supra-mundane, uncontaminated merit is detached from the marks of the conditioned. (Some say that 'markless' refers to the unpatched robe, which is incorrect.) The lower two lines exhort and encourage. The former line refers to one's own practice; 'ru' means to rely upon. The latter line refers to the practice of benefiting others.