[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787) › 2.40 # 四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 2.40 四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 2.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.40) 離衣宿戒第二　一制意。三衣者乃是三世諸佛應法之服。資身長道最為要用。理宜隨身。如鳥二翼。而無暫離。今留衣在此身。居異處寒暑率起急須難得。又闕守護容成失。脫廢資身用事惱不輕。是故聖制　二釋名。人於異處名離。逕夜日宿久即事慢促則起惱。限其一日過則便犯。故曰離宿戒　三具緣。通緣知上。別緣有六。一是三衣。二加受持法。三人衣異界。四不捨念。五無因緣。六明相出即犯　四闕。比說可知。已下正明此戒。文亦有三。初因六群留衣異處自往人間。因此起過。佛便略制。不聽離衣。次因有病比丘。衣重不能持行。佛聽作法開離無過。後乃廣制。 > Precept on Spending the Night Separated from One's Robes, the Second. / 1. Purpose of the enactment: The three robes are the garments conforming to the Dharma of all Buddhas of the three periods of time; they are the most essential necessities for sustaining the body and advancing the Path. In principle, they should accompany the body like the two wings of a bird, never separated even for an instant. Now, if one leaves the robes here while one's body stays in a different place, should cold or heat suddenly arise, one's urgent need cannot easily be met; furthermore, lacking guardianship, loss might easily occur; neglecting these requisites for bodily sustenance would bring no small vexation. Therefore, the Sage instituted the rule. / 2. Explanation of the name: A person being in a different place is called "separated"; passing the night is called "spending the night." If prolonged, negligence in duties arises; if brief, vexation arises. A limit of one day is set; if exceeded, it constitutes an offense. Therefore it is called the precept on spending the night separated \[from one's robes\]. / 3. Fulfillment of conditions: The general conditions are understood as above. There are six specific conditions: first, it is one of the three robes; second, the ritual for taking up and holding has been applied; third, the person and the robe are in different boundaries; fourth, there is no intention of relinquishing it; fifth, there are no mitigating circumstances; sixth, at the break of dawn, the offense is committed. / 4. Deficiencies: These can be understood by analogy with the previous explanations. / Below, the precept text is formally clarified. The text also has three parts: first, because the group of six monks left their robes in a different place and went off among people, an offense arose from this, so the Buddha briefly enacted a rule, not permitting separation from one's robes. Next, because there was a sick monk whose robes were heavy and who could not carry them while traveling, the Buddha permitted a legal procedure granting exemption to separate without fault. Afterwards, the extensive rule was enacted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.39) - [Next: 2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.41) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787~en-mt.2.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.40) · Pramāṇa