四分律行事鈔資持記 3.24

3.24

In "Color as Prescribed", within the cited text: In the first heading, the first two lines eliminate what is inappropriate. "High colors" comprehensively refers to the cardinal and intermediate colors of the five directions: blue, yellow, red, white, and black are the cardinal colors of the five directions; crimson, pink, purple, green, and sulfur-yellow are the intermediate colors of the five directions. "Ought to..." below shows what is prescribed. There are two lines in the commentary note. The upper line matches the translation. The lower line indicates the source, which is the translation as "dye" in the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā below. The expression "correct translation" clarifies that the preceding names such as "bedding" are not the primary meaning. The Rituals for Monastic Robes states: "As throughout the sūtras and vinayas it is universally called 'ruined color', hence the text states: 'One should use any one of the three kinds—blue, black, or magnolia bark—to ruin it, making it into a color that accords with the Dharma.'" It also states: "Improper ruined color is only kept by the Shakyan lineage, distinguishing the wrongful from the proper." Thus we know that "improper" is the color of the kaṣāya, and so on. "If..." below explains exceptions. "Five-patch" refers to small fragments of five colors quilted together into a robe; although they are cardinal and intermediate [colors], because it is not a pure color [it is allowed]. The Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] below is cited as evidence. "Ruined color" means improper [color].