律戒本疏 1.121

1.121

六十八與五眾衣還奪犯墮　六群憍懶。不自作衣。衣與五眾。不言施否。彼謂施已便奸作成。成已便奪。令彼瞋惱。因是結戒。若與五眾衣。彼不還而奪犯墮。妨亂他故。鬪諍故。先來五淨施法。後不聽長衣淨施。長衣淨施已他得不還便起鬪諍。佛言。不應現前與。亦不應與二人三人。散亂不定故。應善思量與好人。若現前不現前隨意捨之。如捨墮衣法。亦可作淨。若受持後比丘長衣與六群中一人。彼得已不還。佛言。應奪取教令作突悔過。因是聽常所用衣隨意作淨。若施人若受持不應復。捨與人如捨墮物。

Sixty-eight: Giving a robe to [one of] the fivefold assembly and then snatching it back is an offense of pāyattika. The sixfold group was arrogant and lazy, not making robes themselves. They gave robe [material] to [members of] the fivefold assembly without stating whether it was a gift. The others thought it had been given, so they laboriously made it into a finished robe; once it was finished, [the sixfold group] snatched it back, causing them anger and vexation. Because of this, the precept was instituted. If one gives a robe to [a member of] the fivefold assembly, and when that person does not return it, one snatches it back, it is a pāyattika, because it disturbs and obstructs others and causes quarrels. Previously, there was the rule of the fivefold vikalpanā; later, extra robes were not permitted to be given by vikalpanā, for once extra robes were given by vikalpanā, the other kept them and did not return them, whereupon quarrels arose. The Buddha said: 'One should not give it face to face, nor should one give it to two or three people, because of distraction and instability. One should reflect carefully and give it to a good person; whether face to face or not face to face, surrender it at will, just like the procedure for surrendering a robe fallen under offense; one may also make it pure.' If a monk who formally maintained [a robe] gave an extra robe to one among the sixfold group, and once he got it he did not return it, the Buddha said: 'One should snatch it back and instruct him to perform duṣkṛta repentance.' For this reason, one is permitted to make everyday robes pure at will: if given to someone or if formally maintained, one should not [take it back]; surrender it to someone as one would surrender an object fallen under offense.