[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) › 3.41 # 四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 3.41 四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 3.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.3.41) 覆屋過三節戒第二十　制意者。凡物有限事成為要。貪不知量重覆不已。令屋崩倒。損喪功業。譏過不輕。是以聖制　別緣有四。一自為己作屋。二使人覆。三至三節未竟不離見聞處。四第三節竟即犯。已下正明戒本。此戒因闡陀比丘起房重覆不止便摧。居士嫌言。施者雖無厭受者應知足。佛隨應制戒。 > Precept 20: Roofing a House Exceeding Three Layers / Regarding the intention behind establishing \[this precept\]: All things have their limits, and completing the task is what matters most. Being greedy and lacking moderation, one repeatedly adds layers without stopping, causing the house to collapse and destroying the work. The fault of public criticism is not light, which is why the Sage established \[this precept\]. / There are four specific conditions: first, building a house for oneself; second, having someone else roof it; third, when reaching the three layers before completion, not leaving the place of sight and hearing; fourth, when the third layer is completed, the offense is incurred. Below, the text of the precept is properly explained. This precept arose because of the fault of the bhikṣu Chanda: he built a room and added layers of roofing without stopping, whereupon it collapsed. Laypeople criticized him, saying, "Although the donors are not weary \[of giving\], the recipient should know contentment." The Buddha accordingly established the precept. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.3.40) - [Next: 3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.3.42) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787~en-mt.3.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.3.41) · Pramāṇa