佛制比丘六物圖 1.85

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Fifth, explaining the capacity. In the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya: "A large bowl holds three dǒu (three dǒu of the Ji-Zhou dynasty, which is one dǒu of the present Tang dynasty); a small one holds a dǒu and a half (which is five shēng of the present)." The medium grade can be known from this. (Between the large and the small, there are those who cling to the Vinaya phrase 'measuring one's belly' and do not rely on measurement by dǒu; they are mistaken. The Shichao says: "Since it is called improper, one should not covet it as pure.")