四分律行事鈔資持記 2.460

2.460

In non-offense, first the root Vinaya is cited, which has two parts: the former allows for mistakes and accidents. 'And...' below, secondly, allows for nursing the sick. 'By means of medicine and food' means dying as a result of their being given. 'Going and coming, exiting and entering': the Commentary on the Prātimokṣa says: 'supporting the sick person, going back and forth into the room'; this explanation overlaps with supporting and embracing above, but the above concerns lying down and rising, while the below is based on going and returning; or it can be explained in terms of the sick-nurse exiting and entering to attend to matters. In the above citation of the Abhidharma-vibhāṣā-śāstra, all are designated as sthūlātyaya; if there is no harmful intent, there should not be an offense; if there is a harmful intent, the designated offense would be light again, making it difficult to decide whether to advance or retreat. Now seeking by principle: it is simply that the sick-nurse's mind has strong and weak states; if harboring compassionate relief and death results, it is an exception as allowed by the Vinaya; if doing it casually without regard to gain or loss, and they die due to failed treatment, because there was originally no [harmful] intent, it is not designated as major; yet being close to the karma of killing and lacking conditions, it is sthūlātyaya; consider this. 'All who have no intention to harm': the above text briefly listed them, and this sentence universally encompasses them; it is solely based on having no intention, not just these two. 'Therefore...' below, secondly, cites mundane precedents. Dying unexpectedly is called an accident. Redeeming punishment with material goods is called redemption of penalty. In the notes, the first two lines indicate the marks of error and mistake; the lower two lines clarify dying due to circumstances. 'Lifting heavy objects' means something toppling or crushing. 'Climbing high and walking on precarious spots' means making use of people [there]. 'Cheng' means climbing.