Several Repetitions

5.1A summary:

Lack of a Quorum

5.3“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.4“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, [F.159.a] make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.5“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.6“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.7“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.8“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, [F.159.b] they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.9“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.10“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.11“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.12“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.13“When four or more resident monks [F.160.a] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.14“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.15“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.16“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.17“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’ [F.160.b]

5.18“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.19“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them they stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.20“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.21“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.22“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. [F.161.a] The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.23“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.24“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.25“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.26“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.27“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, [F.161.b] ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.28“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.29“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.30“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.31“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.32“If those monks, with divisive aims [F.162.a] and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.33“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.34“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.35“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.36“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and [F.162.b] recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.37“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.38“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.39“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.40“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.41“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.163.a] is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.42“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.43“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.44“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.45“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.46“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, [F.163.b] make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.47“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.48“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.49“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.50“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and [F.164.a] resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.51“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.52“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.53“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.54“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.164.b] or the earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.55“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.56“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.57“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.58“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.59“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.165.a] is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.60“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.61“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.62“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.63“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.64“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, [F.165.b] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.65“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.66“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.67“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.68“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.166.a] or the earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.69“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.70“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.71“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.72“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.73“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, [F.166.b] they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.74“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.75“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.76If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.77“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’ [F.167.a]

5.78“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.79“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.80“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.81“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.82“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.167.b] or the earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.83“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.84“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrive, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.85“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.86“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrive, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.87“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, [F.168.a] the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.88“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.89“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.90“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.91“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.168.b] let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.92“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.93“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.94“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.95“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.96“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, [F.169.a] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.97“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.98“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.99“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.100“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.101“When [F.169.b] four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.102“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.103“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.104“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.105“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.106“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.107“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.170.a] is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.108“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.109“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’ [F.170.b]

5.110“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.111“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.112“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.113“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.114“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.171.a] and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.115“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.116“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.117“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.118“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.171.b] the earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.119“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.120“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.121“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.122“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.123“When four or more visiting [F.172.a] and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.124“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.125“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.126“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.127“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, [F.172.b] they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.128“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.129“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.130“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.131“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and [F.173.a] recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.132“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.133“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.134“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.135“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.136“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive, then they [F.173.b] too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.137“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.138“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.139“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.140“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts. [F.174.a]

5.141“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.142“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.143“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.144“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.145“When four or more visiting and resident monks [F.174.b] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.146“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.147“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.148“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.149“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’ [F.175.a]

5.150“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.151“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.152“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.153“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.154“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra [F.175.b] recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.155“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.156“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.157“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.158“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, [F.176.a] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.159“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.160“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.161“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.162“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks [F.176.b] will be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.163“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.164“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. The earlier group of monks will be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.”

5.165An intervening summary:

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5.167“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.168“If later a smaller number of resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.169“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, [F.177.a] thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.170“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.171“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.172“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.173“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha [F.177.b] has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.174“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.175“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.176“If later an equal number of resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.177“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.178“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.179“When four or more resident monks [F.178.a] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.180“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.181“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.182“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.183“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, [F.178.b] they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.184“If later a smaller number of visiting monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.185“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.186“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.187“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.188“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, [F.179.a] where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.189“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.190“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.191“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.192“If later an equal number of visiting monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.193“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation [F.179.b] and the restoration rite.

5.194“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.195“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.196“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.197“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.198“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.180.a] in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.199“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.200“If later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.201“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.202“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.203“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation [F.180.b] until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.204“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.205“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.206“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.207“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.208“If later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the second group, once they [F.181.a] have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.209“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.210“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.211“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.212“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks [F.181.b] will not be guilty of a breach.

5.213“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.214“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.215“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.216“If later a smaller number of visiting monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.217“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.218“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly [F.182.a] rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.219“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.220“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.221“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.222“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks [F.182.b] will not be guilty of a breach.

5.223“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.224“If later an equal number of visiting monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.225“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.226“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.227“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and [F.183.a] the restoration rite.

5.228“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.229“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.230“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.231“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.232“If later a smaller number of resident monks arrive, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach. [F.183.b]

5.233“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.234“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.235“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.236“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.237“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ [F.184.a] but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.238“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.239“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.240“If later an equal number of resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.241“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.242“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks [F.184.b] will not be guilty of a breach.

5.243“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.244“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.245“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.246“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.247“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ [F.185.a] but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.248“If later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrive, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.249“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.250“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.251“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.252“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible [F.185.b] and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.253“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.254“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.255“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.256“If later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.257“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, [F.186.a] ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.258“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.259“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.260“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.261“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra [F.186.b] recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.262“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.263“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.264“If later a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.265“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.266“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach. [F.187.a]

5.267“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.268“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.269“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.270“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.271“When four or more visiting and resident monks [F.187.b] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.272“If later an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.273“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.274“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.275“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.276“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have [F.188.a] departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.277“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.278“If, after that, an equal number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.279“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.280“If later a smaller number of resident monks arrive, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, [F.188.b] in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.281“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.282“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.283“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.284“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.285“When [F.189.a] four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.286“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.287“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.288“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.289“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite. [F.189.b]

5.290“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.291“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.292“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.293“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.294“If, after that, an equal number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, [F.190.a] the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.295“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.296“If later a smaller number of visiting monks arrive, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.297“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.298“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.299“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, [F.190.b] they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.300“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.301“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.302“If, after that, a smaller number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.303“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, [F.191.a] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.304“If later an equal number of visiting monks arrives, the second group, once they have sat down in order of seniority, should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation together with the first, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.305“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.306“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.307“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.308“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, [F.191.b] and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.309“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.310“If, after that, an equal number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.”

5.311An intervening summary:

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5.313“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.314“If later a greater number of resident monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.315“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they [F.192.a] might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.316“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.317“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.318“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.319“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.320“If, after that, [F.192.b] a greater number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.321“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.322“If later a greater number of visiting monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.323“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.324“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.325“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, [F.193.a] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.326“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.327“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.328“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.329“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.330“If later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.331“When [F.193.b] four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.332“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.333“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.334“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.335“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and [F.194.a] the restoration rite.

5.336“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.337“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.338“If later a greater number of visiting monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.339“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.340“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.341“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ [F.194.b] but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.342“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.343“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.344“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.345“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.346“If later a greater number of resident monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks [F.195.a] will not be guilty of a breach.

5.347“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.348“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.349“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.350“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.351“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation [F.195.b] until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.352“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.353“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.354“If later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.355“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.356“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.357“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they [F.196.a] might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.358“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.359“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.360“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.361“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.362“If later a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives, the [F.196.b] first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.363“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.364“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.365“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.366“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.367“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, [F.197.a] they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.368“If, after that, a greater number of visiting and resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.369“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.370“If later a greater number of resident monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.371“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.372“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group [F.197.b] should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.373“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.374“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.375“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.376“If, after that, a greater number of resident monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.377“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks [F.198.a] who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.

5.378“If later a greater number of visiting monks arrives, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.379“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.380“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart, the first group should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.381“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.382“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and some monks have departed but while other monks are still there, they should gather the assembly if possible and again, for the sake of the second, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation. If they cannot gather the assembly, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra [F.198.b] recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.383“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might not think, ‘There are monks who have not yet arrived,’ but instead, thinking of their duty and thinking the saṅgha was complete, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation until the saṅgha has finished performing The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and the restoration rite.

5.384“If, after that, a greater number of visiting monks arrives after the assembly has risen and the monks have departed, the later arrivals should go to the inner circle, where they should perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.”

5.385An intervening summary:

The Restoration Rite of Professed Purity

5.387“If it is the fifteenth according to the resident monks but the fourteenth or first according to a smaller number of visiting monks, the visitors should defer to the greater number of residents.

5.388“If it is the fifteenth according to the resident monks but the fourteenth or first according to an equal number of visiting monks, the visitors should defer to the equal number of residents.

5.389“If it is the fifteenth according to a smaller group of resident monks but the fourteenth or first according to a greater number of visiting monks, the residents should defer to the greater number of visitors.

5.390“If it is the fifteenth according to the visiting monks but the fourteenth or first according to a smaller number of resident monks, [F.199.a] the residents should defer to the greater number of visitors.

5.391“If it is the fifteenth according to the visiting monks but the fourteenth or first according to an equal number of resident monks, the visitors should defer to the equal number of residents.

5.392“If it is the fifteenth according to the visiting monks but the fourteenth or first according to a greater number of resident monks, the visitors should defer to the greater number of residents.”

5.393“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.394“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.395“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, [F.199.b] they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.396“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.397“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.398“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, [F.200.a] they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.399“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.400“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.401“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, [F.200.b] water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.402“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.403“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.404“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.405“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, [F.201.a] they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.406“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.407“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.408“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, [F.201.b] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.409“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.410“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.411“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, [F.202.a] hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.412“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.413“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.414“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.415“When [F.202.b] four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.416“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.417“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.418“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should [F.203.a] again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.419“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.420“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.421“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, [F.203.b] oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.422“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.423“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.424“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts. [F.204.a]

5.425“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.426“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.427“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff, cushion, water jug, oil lamp, hat, laced boots, or sandals, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’ [F.204.b]

5.428“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.429“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.430“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.431“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.205.a] is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.432“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.433“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.434“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.435“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, [F.205.b] the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.436“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.437“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.438“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and later a smaller number of visiting monks arrives, [F.206.a] the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.439“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.440“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach. [B17]

5.441“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.442“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, [F.206.b] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of visiting monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.443“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.444“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.445“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, [F.207.a] the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.446“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.447“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.448“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.449“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, [F.207.b] the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.450“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and an equal number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.451“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.452“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.453“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, [F.208.a] the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.454“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.455“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.456“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should [F.208.b] make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.457“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.458“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.459“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.460“If those monks, with fabricated aims and [F.209.a] fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of visiting monks arrive, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.461“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.462“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and a greater number of visiting monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.463“When four or more resident monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of visiting monks such as the sound of monk visitors’ staffs, the patter of their feet, the clearing of their throats, or the tone of their voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.209.b] it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.464“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.465“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.466“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.467“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, [F.210.a] and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.468“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.469“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.470“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.210.b] in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.471“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.472“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.473“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, [F.211.a] it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.474“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.475“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.476“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.477“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, [F.211.b] or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.478“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.479“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.480“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later an equal number of resident monks arrives [F.212.a], the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.481“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.482“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.483“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, [F.212.b] ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.484“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.485“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.486“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.487“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as [F.213.a] the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.488“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.489“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.490“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.491“When four or more visiting monks [F.213.b] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.492“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.493“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’ [F.214.a]

5.494“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.495“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.496“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.497“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple [F.214.b] floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.498“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.499“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the temple floor swept and sprinkled with water, its walls coated with a fresh coat of cow dung, seats arranged, and oil lamps burning, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.500“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.501“When four or more visiting monks [F.215.a] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.502“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a smaller number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.503“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’ [F.215.b]

5.504“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.505“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.506“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.507“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks [F.216.a] such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.508“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.509“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.510“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and a smaller number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, [F.216.b] and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.511“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.512“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.513“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them they stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.514“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later [F.217.a] an equal number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.515“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’

5.516“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.517“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, [F.217.b] and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.518“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.519“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.520“If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.521“When four or more visiting monks [F.218.a] are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.522“If, having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and an equal number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.523“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.524“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, [F.218.b] in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach. [B18]

5.525“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, let those monks who have not yet arrived be absent, let them stay where they are, let them be separate, let them be far away.’

5.526“If those monks, with divisive aims and divisive preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and later a greater number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a grievous fault because of their divisive attempts.

5.527“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, is it valid or not for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived?’ [F.219.a]

5.528“If those monks, with unsure aims and unsure preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their unsure attempts.

5.529“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.530If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their attempts at discord.

5.531“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might [F.219.b] hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.532If those monks, with fabricated aims and fabricated preparations, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, and a greater number of resident monks arrive later, they too should make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach because of their fabricated attempts.

5.533“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.534“If having sincerely sought but not found any late arrivals, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and later a greater number of resident monks arrives, the earlier group of monks [F.220.a] should again make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.

5.535“When four or more visiting monks are seated and assembled on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might hear evidence, signs, or marks of resident monks such as the sound of residents’ staffs, the patter of feet, the clearing of throats, the rattle of locks and keys, and the tone of voices, and they might think, ‘If there are monks who have not yet arrived, it is not valid for us to make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation without those monks who have not yet arrived.’

5.536“If, having sincerely sought late arrivals, they find some, the earlier group should sit together with the later, make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation, in which case the earlier group of monks will not be guilty of a breach.”

5.537An intervening summary:

5.539“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should leave a site with monks and go to a site with monks where pure, like-minded monks have settled.

5.540“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should not leave a site with monks and go to a site with monks where the monks who have settled there argue, scold, fight, quarrel, or sow division, unless there are dangers at the site where he is staying or the entire saṅgha is going there.

5.541“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should leave a site with monks and go to a site with monks [F.220.b] or a nonsite where pure, like-minded monks have settled.

5.542“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should not leave a site with monks and go to a site or a nonsite with monks where the monks who have settled there argue, scold, fight, quarrel, or sow division, unless there are dangers at the site where he is staying or the entire saṅgha is going there.

5.543“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should leave a site or a nonsite with monks and go to a site or a nonsite with monks where pure, like-minded monks have settled.

5.544“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should not leave a site or a nonsite with monks and go to a site or a nonsite with monks where the monks who have settled there argue, scold, fight, quarrel, or sow division, unless there are dangers at the site where he is staying or the entire saṅgha is going there.

5.545“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should leave a site with monks, a nonsite with monks, or a site/nonsite with monks and go to a site without monks where his body and mind will be at ease.

5.546“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should not leave a site with monks, a nonsite with monks, or a site/nonsite with monks and go to a site without monks, unless there are dangers at the site where he is staying or the entire saṅgha is going there.

5.547“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should leave a site with monks, a nonsite with monks, [F.221.a] or a site/nonsite with monks and go to a site without monks where his body and mind will be at ease.

5.548“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should not leave a site with monks, a nonsite with monks, a site/nonsite with monks, or a site without monks and go to a different site without monks unless there are dangers at the site where he is staying or the entire saṅgha is going there.

5.549“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should leave a site with monks, a nonsite with monks, a site/nonsite with monks, a site without monks, or a nonsite without monks and go to a site/nonsite without monks where his body and mind will be at ease.

5.550“On the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, a monk should not leave a site with monks, a nonsite with monks, a site/nonsite with monks, or a site/nonsite with or without monks and go to a site/nonsite without monks, unless there are dangers at the site where he is staying or the entire saṅgha is going there.

5.551“What is a ‘site with monks’? A site where all acts are witnessed. What is a ‘nonsite with monks’? A site where no acts are witnessed. What is a ‘site/nonsite with monks’? A site where some acts are witnessed while other acts are not. What is a ‘site without monks’? A nuns’ site. What is a ‘nonsite without monks’? A tīrthikas’ site. What is a ‘site/nonsite without monks’? [F.221.b] An uninhabited site.

5.552“Monks should not perform the restoration rite, the lifting of restrictions, motions, acts by motion and resolution, or acts by motion and triple resolution in a place where householders are gathered or staying.

5.553“Monks should not perform the restoration rite, the lifting of restrictions, motions, acts by motion and resolution, or acts by motion and triple resolution in a place where those unfit for the training‍—those who have not professed as ascetics, those who have undergone castration, persons labeled a paṇḍaka, those who have violated a nun, patricides, matricides, those who have killed an arhat, those who have caused a schism in the saṅgha, those who have maliciously drawn blood from a tathāgata, tīrthikas, members of a tīrthika order, persons living under false pretenses, persons who are outside the common living, and persons who are denied the common living‍—are gathered or staying.

5.554“Monks will not be guilty of a breach if the restoration rite, the lifting of restrictions, motions, acts by motion and resolution, or acts by motion and triple resolution are performed in a place where all who have gathered and are staying are pure and like-minded.

5.555“They will be guilty of a breach if acts are performed without the complete saṅgha.”

5.556This concludes “The Chapter on the Restoration Rite.”