律戒本疏 1.124

1.124

七十一與賊識共道行至一聚落　昔諸比丘失道野行。遇見惡賊求以為伴。儸捉送官。經制乃放。凡與賊結期水陸共行。從村至村犯墮。中路還突。空地十里犯墮。中路還突。若不期。若嶮處賊送度者無犯也。

71. Traveling along the same road together by agreement with thieves to a single village [is a pāyattika]. In the past, monks lost their way while traveling in the wilderness. Encountering fierce bandits, they sought them out as companions. [Officials] seized and arrested them and sent them to the authorities; only after undergoing regulation were they released. In general, if one makes an agreement with thieves to travel together by water or by land, going from village to village is an offense of pāyattika. Turning back halfway is a duṣkṛta. Ten li through unpopulated land is an offense of pāyattika. Turning back halfway is a duṣkṛta. If one has not made an appointment, or if thieves escort one across a dangerous place, there is no offense.