四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1068

2.1068

Explaining the third: The first section has three parts. First, explaining the circumstance of illness: according to the Vinaya, it is because a sick bhikṣu cannot eat according to his illness. Next, explaining the circumstance of offering robes: in the Vinaya, one family invites solely to a meal, while another invites to robes and a meal; the Buddha permits turning one's back on the former; furthermore, the Vinaya states: 'After the pravāraṇā is finished, if there are no robes, it is one month; if there are robes, it is five months' (this universally permits turning one's back, not defining it by combining robes); furthermore, it states: 'If there are further remaining offerings of food and robes, etc.', this clarifies simultaneous offerings, not restricted to season or out of season, hence it says twelve months. From 'if one day' downward, it clarifies relinquishing an invitation, first showing the method of relinquishing. From 'if not' downward, it clarifies the mark of the offense. Citing the Five Hundred Questions to resolve the validity above, if the host is disgruntled and does not relinquish, it should also count as turning one's back; according to the previous six mindful thoughts, an exception permits relinquishing in mental thought.