四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1378

2.1378

In the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya there are five sections: first, it explains finding robes. Because the item is of light value, it is kept for three months; below, because it is an expensive treasure, one waits for three years. Below, 'if an expensive...', it next explains picking up treasures. Because this expensive item readily lends itself to false claims, one only observes it in private; this differs from the previous robe. For those who take the three refuges, it is used as an occasion to guide them. 'Seeing it with the eyes and not obtaining it' clarifies that it is not your share. 'The places as above' means following the use of the Buddha and the Saṃgha. Below, 'a bhikṣu...', third, it explains having a thought about lost property. If the mind abandons it, picking it up later constitutes theft. Below, 'a guest...', fourth, it explains moving someone else's lost property. 'Shifting' is glossed as moving. Saying 'it incurs a grave [offense]' concerns a mind of theft: out of fear that the person might return to retrieve it, it is grave; if it is for safe storage, although one moves it, there is no fault. If the other person takes it, there is no guilt, because the guest's mind has not abandoned it, and the owner's intention was not yet resolved. Below, 'if digging...', fifth, it explains taking hidden treasure. The reason that if the pure person cannot be trusted one must inform the king is out of fear that he may make an accusation. The above concerns unowned [treasure], while the below is based on owned [treasure]. 'Advancing and retreating as above' is the same as earlier regarding informing the king, answering the king, and so forth.