四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 3.107

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若比丘以指相擊攊者波逸提　戒本三句。一犯人。二擊攊。三結罪。辨相中初句可知。二言以指擊攊者。律云。指者手脚二十指。三言波逸提者。違犯罪名。四分以手脚相擊攊一切提罪。祇云。以指除手脚已若杖若拂抦及戶籥餘一切物擊攊者吉。指比丘亦提。五指指五提。乃至善會以指某甲去。去者亦提。五分云。若擊攊沙彌乃至畜生亦吉。律云。不犯者。若不故作。若睡觸令覺。若出入行來。若掃地誤觸。並不犯。

"If a bhikṣu tickles another [bhikṣu] with his fingers, it is a prāyaścittika." The text of the precept has three phrases: first, the person who commits the offense; second, tickling; third, the assigning of the offense. In differentiating the aspects, the first phrase is evident. As for the second, "tickles with his fingers": the Vinaya states that "fingers" refers to the twenty digits of the hands and feet. As for the third, "prāyaścittika": this is the designation for the transgression. In the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya, tickling with the hands and feet is in all cases a prāyaścittika offense. The Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya states: "Aside from the fingers of the hands and feet, if one tickles with a staff, a duster handle, a door key, or any other object, it is a duṣkṛta. Pointing a finger at a bhikṣu is also a prāyaścittika; five fingers pointed entails five prāyaścittikas, and even pointing at So-and-so in an assembly [saying] 'Depart!' also entails a prāyaścittika for making him leave." The Mahīśāsaka Vinaya states: "If one tickles a śrāmaṇera or even an animal, it is also a duṣkṛta." The Vinaya states that it is not an offense if: it is not done intentionally; if one touches a sleeper to wake him; if it occurs while entering, exiting, walking, or coming; or if one mistakenly touches someone while sweeping the ground—none of these is an offense.