四分律行事鈔資持記 2.17

2.17

In the Daśādhyāya[-vinaya]. First quoting the vinaya text, it translates pārājika as 'falling'; that is, after receiving the precepts, the four fallings are preached to him. The meaning of falling in the Mahāsāṃghika[-vinaya] is an extended explanation of extreme evil, which is not the same as this. In the text, there are many occurrences of the character 'meaning' (意); upon comparison with the ancient manual of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā, none of them have it. Speaking of 'inferior', it means being inferior to Māra, which is the meaning of defeat; quoting the treatise's explanation below clearly shows it was a scribal error. There are four kinds of Māras who constantly plot harm; one should use the weapons of the precepts to defend and combat them; however, when the current practitioner's precept power is deficient, the army of Māra gains victory, hence it is used as a metaphor.