A monastic absent from any official act of the saṅgha (except the demarcating of a boundary, which is done to establish a monastic site) must first send word they consent to any formal actions taken in their absence. Such consent is sent by proxy. If a monastic cannot attend the Rite of Restoration or the Rite of Lifting Restrictions, they must convey a profession of their purity as well as their consent to the act. A monastic gives consent so that the saṅgha can have a quorum when performing official acts. A profession of purity is required from all monastics within a boundary before the Prātimokṣa Sūtra can be recited during the Rite of Restoration. See Kalyāṇamitra (F.318.a–b).

Monastics absent from any official act of the saṅgha (except the demarcating of a boundary, which is done to establish a monastic site) must first send word that they consent to any formal actions taken in their absence. Such consent is sent by proxy. If monastics cannot attend the restoration rite or the rite of lifting restrictions, they must convey a profession of their purity as well as their consent to the act. A monastic gives consent so that the saṅgha can have a quorum when performing official acts. A profession of purity is required from all monastics within a boundary before The Prātimokṣa Sūtra can be recited during the restoration rite. See Kalyāṇamitra (F.318.a–b).

A monk absent from an official saṅgha function, such as the restoration, must send word he will consent to any actions taken in his absence. Such consent is sent by proxy.