Sìfēn jièběn yuánqǐ shìyì 四分戒本緣起事義
Origin-Narratives and Explanatory Notes for the Sìfēn Prātimokṣa by 廣莫 (Guǎng Mò, 輯錄)
About the work
A one-fascicle late-Míng compilation by Guǎng Mò 廣莫 (廣莫) of the yuánqǐ (origin-narratives) and shìyì (factual explanations) for the Sìfēn prātimokṣa rules — that is, the vibhaṅga-derived case-narratives explaining the institution of each rule, together with explanatory notes.
Prefaces
Compiler’s colophon: 明廣莫輯錄.
Abstract
The text assembles practical-pedagogical material on the Sìfēn prātimokṣa rules — origin-narratives + explanatory notes — for instructional use. The genre was popular in late-Míng monastic education as it provided the historical-narrative context that mere rule-recitation lacked.