四分律行事鈔資持記 2.50

2.50

Third, the cluster of sthūlātyayas. In the *Samantapāsādikā*, it first translates the name. 'Obstructing the good path' is the functional efficacy of the offense; below translating 'offense', 'evil fault' refers to the substance of the offense itself. The phrase 'afterwards...' explains the meaning. Evil can obstruct good, so it is named from its action. (In the past it was said that Devadatta broke the saṃgha and prevented the Wheel of Dharma from turning, which was named 'obstructing good'; this firstly obscures the textual characteristics, and secondly makes it narrow.) The phrase 'from...' brings out the reason. The phrase 'further...' brings out different names.