宗四分比丘隨門要略行儀 1.1

1.1

[…] svayambhū-[…] indistinguishable village is sixty-three paces on each side (however, what was […] previously explained is correct); third, an araṇya svayambhū-[sīmā] is five li on each side. Coming to assemble before […] marks. (If at an established, long-standing dwelling place one wishes to establish a sīmā-maṇḍala,) the matter involves three kinds of boundary marks: inside […] the marks of the sīmā-maṇḍala; on the outer perimeter, an area of svayambhū empty ground is set aside. (People say this is accomplished at one time; its meaning is also simply to consider the width or narrowness of the site and establish it as large or small as one pleases. One must merely keep the two sīmās distinct without overlapping or entanglement, separating the one from the other; there is no need to obstinately cling [to a single view].) Next, there is one li, which is the inner mark of the mahāsīmā. The outermost perimeter is the outer mark of the mahāsīmā. The boundary must be thoroughly apparent; it is not suitable for it to be obscure and secluded, [lest] the Dharma perish in meaninglessness. The previous diagram, fearing that the boundary marks would be difficult to distinguish, detailed the layout in diagrammatic form, so that monastic affairs may rely on it to broadly benefit [the Saṅgha] far into the future.