四分律行事鈔資持記 3.98

3.98

Under "Method of Rescinding": in the note, it first cites this Vinaya regarding rescinding in sequence. The commentary says: For formal ceremonies and proper orders, before and after have their basis and must not be disrupted. Because when demarcating, first is the Sangha, next is robes, and then food; in rescinding, it is reversed as the sequence. Later, citing the Daśādhyāya-vinaya to clarify loss following [the root], the commentary says: The robe-method borrows from the root; if the root is lost, the branches perish; but if it is not the standard rule, disrupting the order incurs an offense. ("Order" means sequence; disrupting the sequence violates by committing a duṣkṛta.)