四分律行事鈔資持記 3.393

3.393

Under 'Utensils and implements', first it generally shows various utensils, beds, and the like. 'Closely woven' means tightly strung with either rope or rattan. 'If food...' separately explains the various kinds of touch. There are four. First, it explains items for sitting. 'If on a platform...' secondly explains shelves and racks. That is, they are taken as utensils. Zhan (pronounced shi-ban) means a scaffold. 'If in...' thirdly explains boats and vessels. The seventeen grains are as cited in the 'Explanation of Marks'. Quchu (pronounced ju-chu) means reed mats. Because the wind and waves drift them ashore, they instantly constitute utensils. Gao (pronounced gao) is a boat-propelling pole. 'Great...' fourthly explains various carts. First, it explains large carts. As in the boat, if it stops and does not move, it becomes impure; if the ox's rope has not been detached, it is called pure. Next, it explains small carts. This refers to when the bhikṣu's body is not on the cart; it only concerns taking things: if it moves, it immediately constitutes touch. Therefore, the note does not discuss it with respect to oxen. 'If in...' reiterates large carts to distinguish them from small carts.