佛制比丘六物圖 1.36

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次、明條葉之相。《僧祇律》中：「廣應四指（四寸），挾如[麩-夫+廣]麥。」《疏》云：「今多廣作，澆風扇也。」《章服儀》云：「此見條葉，不附正儀，三寸四寸，任情開闊，浸以成俗，彌開華蕩之源」等。又刺綴條葉，須開下邊。《章服儀》云：「裁縫見葉，表其割相。今並縫合，無相可分。」《鈔》云：「刺一邊，開一邊。」「若兩邊俱縫者，但同縵衣。」世中相傳，號曰「明孔」，又言「明相」（《律》中天曉，謂之明相），又云「漏塵」等，俱是訛謬。

Next, explaining the appearance of the strips and leaves. In the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya: "The width should be four finger-breadths (four cun), held close like barley grains." The commentary says: "Nowadays they are mostly made wide, fanned by the frivolous trends of the age." The Zhangfu yi says: "Observing these strips and leaves, they do not adhere to proper deportment: three or four cun wide, broadened according to personal inclination; gradually this has become custom, further opening the source of vanity and extravagance," and so forth. Furthermore, when sewing the strips and leaves, the lower edge must be left open. The Zhangfu yi says: "Sewing them to show leaves represents the appearance of cut cloth. Nowadays they are sewn shut entirely, leaving no appearance that can be distinguished." The Shichao says: "Stitch one side and leave one side open." "If both sides are sewn together, it is just like a plain robe." It is traditionally transmitted in the world as being called the "clear aperture," and also called the "sign of light" (daybreak in the Vinaya is called the sign of light), and also called "letting dust fall through," and so forth; all of these are erroneous.