四分律行事鈔資持記 3.877

3.877

In the next section, first it cites the text to show the prohibition. In the Vinaya, because bhikṣuṇīs and women are of frail disposition and mostly prone to lamenting and weeping, while monks are the opposite, the offenses are differentiated into light and heavy. 'If...' below next explains exceptions based on principle: first, citing the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] as an example. Namely, the Bequeathed Teaching states: 'If there are those whose tasks are not yet completed, seeing the Buddha's extinction, they will surely have grief and emotion.' In terms of spiritual stage, this refers to those at or below the inner ordinary rank; hence it says 'those who have not yet detached from desire.' 'If...' below next clarifies that not weeping, on the contrary, is wrong. Persons of lofty integrity do not weep or rejoice improperly; hence it says they are not constrained by worldly sentiments. Those who indulge their emotions and do not express sorrow and distress lack filial devotion and sincerity; hence it says 'monastics and laypeople alike consider it a shame.'