Shì Sìfēn jièběn xù 釋四分戒本序
Explanation of the Preface to the Sìfēn Prātimokṣa by 道言 (Dào Yán, 述)
About the work
A one-fascicle Sòng-dynasty commentary by Dào Yán 道言 (道言) on the introductory matter (序 xù) of the Sìfēn prātimokṣa.
Prefaces
Author’s colophon: 宋道言述.
Abstract
The text focuses specifically on the preface and introductory formulae of the Sìfēn jièběn, providing detailed exposition of the uposatha-opening formula and the standard liturgical preliminaries. Such focused commentary on prefatory material was a distinctive Sòng-period scholastic genre.