四分律行事鈔資持記 3.10

3.10

In the fourth, in the *Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā*, the first meaning can be understood. The second should say: "With one robe one cannot possess shame and modesty, but with three robes one can," and so forth. The other three are likewise. The *Commentary* explains: "Because when one constantly has only one robe, it is worn for both impure and pure [tasks], shame and modesty do not arise; because each of the three uses has its own rules, screening and exposing are guarded in practice, causing good thoughts to arise." The third conversely explains that with the three robes it is fitting to enter villages; the *Commentary* says: "Because the saṃghāṭī is worn only upon approaching a village, generating faith in living beings." Fourth, possessing the three robes gives rise to good when walking on the road; the *Commentary* says: "If walking on the road, one drapes it in reverse and folds it high (according to what follows, outside a village one may drape it in reverse or fold it upon the shoulder); revering and protecting it like a stūpa, beings seen and unseen cherish virtue." Fifth, explaining that the demeanor of the three robes is pure, the *Commentary* says: "Because among the four postures, their use each has its proper place."