四分比丘戒本疏 2.8

2.8

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."