四分比丘戒本疏 2.8

2.8

先解犯長衣戒。文有四句：一容犯人。二除開緣，謂開不犯。文言「衣已竟」者，謹尋律意，前安居訖於迦提一月或受迦絺那衣。五月開其作衣，不須說淨，不犯長罪。過此一月五月之外，即是開作衣竟，故云衣已竟也。故別眾食戒緣起中云「諸比丘自恣已，於迦提月中作衣。佛遂因開作衣月中得別眾食。」又准別眾食戒，釋相文云「作衣時」者，自恣竟，無迦絺那衣一月，有迦絺那衣五月，乃至衣上作馬齒一縫。明知亦是通取五月開其作衣。自此一月五月之外，並名衣已竟也。故長衣戒釋相文云「衣已竟者，三衣也。」《述》曰「謂作三衣竟」。

First, explaining the precept on committing the offence of an extra robe. The text has four phrases: first, permitting the transgressing person; second, setting aside the exceptions, meaning the exceptions where no offence is committed. Where the text says "when the robes are completed": carefully examining the intention of the Vinaya, after the previous rains retreat ends, during the one month of Kārttika or when one has received the kaṭhina robe, there is an exemption of five months to make robes without needing vikalpana, and one does not commit the offence of extra robes. Beyond this one month or five months, it means that the exemption for making robes has ended; hence it says "when the robes are completed." Therefore, in the origin story of the precept on separate meals, it says: "After the monks performed the pavāraṇā, they made robes in the month of Kārttika. Thereupon, because of this, the Buddha allowed separate meals during the month of making robes." Furthermore, according to the precept on separate meals, the text explaining its characteristics states: "'The time of making robes' means after pavāraṇā: one month when there is no kaṭhina robe, and five months when there is a kaṭhina robe, down to making a horse-tooth seam on the robe." Clearly, we know that this also generally takes the five months of exemption for making robes. Beyond this one month or five months, all are termed "the robes are completed." Therefore, the text explaining the characteristics of the extra robe precept states: "'The robes are completed' refers to the three robes." The *Commentary* says: "It means having completed the making of the three robes."