佛制比丘六物圖 1.75

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Second, explaining the extended perimeter. Ritual robe-boundaries do not have one; one must enter the boundary itself before uniting with the robes. (This is because the extended perimeter is natural, and differs in nature from a ritual boundary.) For the fifteen kinds of natural boundaries, an additional thirteen paces—calculated as seven zhang, eight chi—is routinely added beyond their respective dimensions. (The Samantapāsādikā states: "The distance to which a person neither robust nor frail throws a stone with all his might." Ancient masters evaluated this: taking thirteen paces as the standard.) Merely entering the extended perimeter constitutes uniting with the robes; it is not necessary to enter the boundary proper. (If there are the three obstructions of defilement, physical barrier, or mental disquiet within the boundary, there is no extended perimeter.)