四分律行事鈔資持記 2.812

2.812

In comparing and distinguishing, first it cites the treatise to distinguish keeping treasure: property not purified has already incurred an offense against the preceding precept, and there is no double violation; if one buys gold with money and keeps it, the circumstances and marks are different, so two offenses are permitted, as in the *Precept Commentary*. Furthermore, the commentary has four propositions: first, it is keeping but not trading, [namely] when laypeople donate money and treasure; second, it is trading but not keeping, [namely] using robes to exchange for money and treasure (according to this, as long as the traded item is money and treasure, it is an offense, regardless of what one trades with); third, it is both, [namely] buying gold with money and keeping it; fourth, it is neither, [namely] exchanging robes and items with each other. 'To barter and exchange' shows the name of the precept. From 'This' down, it distinguishes commercial trading. The five differences are as indicated in the commentary, which says: first, the persons involved are different: trading treasure is violated by all seven assemblies, whereas trading robes is violated only by the two lay assemblies; second, in trading treasure, doing it oneself and ordering others are both offenses when done for oneself, except when done for the Triratna, whereas in trading robes, sending another is not an offense; third, trading treasure is prohibited without exception, whereas trading robes allows the exchange of ghee and oil; fourth, regarding the forfeiture of robes and treasure, monastics and laypeople differ (robes are forfeited to monastics, while treasure is forfeited to laypeople); fifth, returning the original property versus non-original differs (robes are forfeited and the original object is returned, hence 'original'; treasure is forfeited and exchanged for pure goods, hence 'non-original'). From 'The Vinaya' down, it reveals the differences according to the Vinaya. In the Vinaya, exchanging seven items mutually constitutes an offense; gold has three grades: first, finished gold (ornaments and decorative items); second, unfinished gold (gold ingots); third, gold that is both finished and unfinished (cast into vessels but not yet refined); silver also has three kinds, and coins are of only one grade, making seven in total. Next, from 'Only' down, it distinguishes differences; thus one knows that this precept is discussed solely with regard to treasures.