緇門警訓 3.51

3.51

資持云。象鼻者即犯眾學不齊整。戒文注顯然。今皆垂肘。豈知步步越儀犯吉。今準感通傳天人所示。凡經四制世多迷執略為引之。彼云。元佛初度五人。爰及迦葉兄弟。並制袈裟。左臂坐具在袈裟下。西土王臣皆披白㲲搭左肩上故。佛制衣角居臂異俗（此一制也）後徒似漸多。年少比丘儀容端美。入城乞食多為女愛。由是制衣角在肩後。為風飄聽以尼師壇鎮之（此二制也）後有比丘為外道難言。袈裟既為可貴。有大威靈。豈得以所坐之布。而居其上。比丘不能答。以事白佛。由此佛制還以衣角。居于左臂。坐具還在衣下（此三制也）於後比丘著衣不齊整。外道譏言。狀如婬女。猶如象鼻。由此始制上安鉤紐。令以衣角達於左臂（達即至也）置於腋下。不得令垂如上過也（今須準此乍可挑著左肩若垂臂肘定判非法步步結罪舊云今在左臂為正但不得垂尖角者非也）。

The Zichi states: 'The "elephant's trunk" [style] constitutes an offense against the training in decorum regarding untidiness; the commentary on the precepts makes this evident. Nowadays, people let it hang over the elbow; how could they know that with every step they violate decorum and commit an offense of duṣkṛta? Now, in accordance with what the celestial being revealed in the Gantong zhuan, it underwent four promulgations in total. Because the world is mostly deluded and clinging, I shall cite it briefly. It says: "Originally, when the Buddha first delivered the five disciples, down through Kāśyapa and his brothers, it was in all cases enjoined that the kāṣāya be worn on the left arm, with the sitting cloth beneath the kāṣāya. The kings and ministers of the Western lands all wore white muslin slung over their left shoulders; therefore, the Buddha enjoined that the corner of the robe rest on the arm to differ from the secular. (This is the first promulgation.) Later, the followers gradually grew in number, and young monks were handsome and upright in deportment; entering the city to beg for food, they were often loved by women. Because of this, it was enjoined that the corner of the robe be behind the shoulder, and because it was blown about by the wind, it was permitted to weight it down with the niṣīdana. (This is the second promulgation.) Later, a monk was challenged by a non-Buddhist who said: 'Since the kāṣāya is so noble and possesses great awe-inspiring spiritual power, how can the cloth one sits upon be placed on top of it?' The monk was unable to answer and reported the matter to the Buddha. Because of this, the Buddha enjoined that the corner of the robe should once again rest on the left arm, and the sitting cloth should once again be beneath the robe. (This is the third promulgation.) After this, the monks wore their robes untidily, and non-Buddhists ridiculed them, saying, 'They look like wanton women, like elephants' trunks.' Because of this, it was first enjoined that a hook and loop be placed on top, so that the corner of the robe reaches the left arm ('da' means 'to reach') and is placed beneath the armpit, not allowing it to hang down, which is an error as described above. (One must now follow this: it is permissible to hitch it over the left shoulder, but if it hangs over the arm and elbow, it is definitely judged non-Dharmic, incurring an offense at every step. The old view that 'having it on the left arm is correct now, as long as the pointed corner does not hang down' is mistaken.)"'