四分律行事鈔資持記 2.839

2.839

In listing the conditions: regarding 'five mends', the Vinaya says: 'A mend every two finger-breadths apart' (the width of one finger of a medium person is one inch, so taking a crack length of about two inches constitutes one mend; five mends total one foot). 'Mends' means patching with lead, tin, or the like. Nowadays, when a bowl is damaged, one does not necessarily wait for mending; as long as the crack reaches a full foot, one is permitted to seek another from others. 'Not leaking incurs a duṣkṛta' because the conditions are incomplete. From 'Transactions...' onward points to the commentary, where the method of forfeiture is extensively clarified; the *Manual* originally treats practical transactions, and since this is no longer practiced in our times, it is not cited further at length; merely knowing that a single bowl suffices to sustain the rest of one's life, and not engaging in seeking many, accords with the sacred teaching.