四分律行事鈔資持記 2.993

2.993

In the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya, it first explains setting up an image. This must pertain to an open place. Touching it with one's hand is identical with using it, hence it is an offense. Under 'If...', it explains entrusting it to another. Not putting it away is also permitted as an exception. The text specifies the spring months because there is no worry of damage; at other times, the sense is that it should not be permitted. Under 'If traveling...', it explains a separate regulation. This is not sangha property, but merely a breach of decorum; violating it should incur a duṣkṛta.