四分律行事鈔資持記 2.1432

2.1432

The First Precept. (The Buddha was in Śrāvastī. The group of six wore their undergarments unneatly; householders criticized them, saying: 'They are like comic performers, no different from kings and ministers,' so he laid down the prohibition. Of the hundred precepts in this chapter, most took place in Śrāvastī and were mostly due to the group of six, which will not be brought up below; when there are exceptions, they will be pointed out as they occur.) As for the name nivāsana, this translates as undergarment, which is the skirt. Since the skirt method in the Western lands is to wrap it around the body in horizontal folds, encircling it with a long cord four times and pulling it straight, it mostly results in unevenness. Here, skirts are made with attached waistbands, but wearing them high or low still violates the Vinaya prohibition; one should rely on the Mātṛkā: three finger-breadths above the ankle constitutes neatly arranged.