四分律刪補隨機羯磨 1.36

1.36

(The Vinayamātṛkā-śāstra says: “The matter refers to persons and Dharmas.” The Vinaya says: “Weigh the monk and the householder; weigh the karman, the offense, and the matter.” Now, the conditions for which [a karman] is performed do not exceed three types: namely, persons, Dharmas, and matters. For instance, receiving the precepts, repentance, appointing messengers, disciplining and expelling, etc., are performed for the sake of persons; things like upoṣadha and pravāraṇā are performed for the sake of Dharmas; things like binding boundaries, securing robes, purifying sites, and storehouses are performed for the sake of matters. Whether complete or singular, sometimes separate and sometimes conjoined, they must all first be weighed and checked so that they become conditions compliant with the Dharma.)