四分律行事鈔資持記 2.866

2.866

Twenty-eight. (The Buddha was in Vairañjā and permitted the receiving of summer robes, and the group-of-six received many; later, during the rains retreat in Śrāvastī, a minister made an offering for the retreat, and on the occasion of this exception, the prohibition was enacted.) In the name of the precept: the donor originally made the donation for the sake of the rains retreat; suddenly having an urgent circumstance and unable to wait until the end of the summer, he brought the donation beforehand; the Buddha permitted receiving it within ten days before the retreat was finished, hence there are two offenses, as explained in the conditions. The commentary clarifies potential confusion. The Commentary states: it is not like the rain robe where one matter gives rise to two offenses; for although receiving and using are different, they are both the rain robe. In this precept, the offense of exceeding the proper time beforehand arises from receiving the donation, whereas the guilt of exceeding the proper time afterward is based on keeping an extra robe, hence it says they are not the same.