The Chapter on the Restoration Rite
Several Repetitions
Toh 1-2
Degé Kangyur, vol. 1 (’dul ba, ka), folios 131.a–221.b
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Summary
The Chapter on the Restoration Rite is the second of The Chapters on Monastic Discipline’s seventeen chapters. In it, the Buddha describes a seated yoga, formal protocols, and a rite of restoration that can be observed on the upavasatha (or poṣadha) holiday. After explaining how monks should practice seated yoga, the Buddha consents first to the building of small clusters of meditation residences and later to gradually larger settlements that come to include multistoried meditation halls with scented shrine rooms and rooftop verandas. This chapter also explains how all monks at a monastery must gather fortnightly in the hall or in a place that has been specially demarcated for such purposes within the monastery site’s larger boundary. There, they observe the poṣadha or “restoration rite” by listening to The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation and making the appropriate amends for their offenses.
The present chapter together with The Chapter on Lifting Restrictions and The Chapter on the Rains present the “Three Rites” that are considered central to monastic common living: the Rite of Restoration, the Rite of Lifting Restrictions, and the Rite of Pledging to Settle for the Rains. The regular observance of the “Three Rites” at an officially demarcated monastic site is considered a crucial component in ensuring the integrity of the monastics living there and nearby.
Acknowledgements
This text was translated from Tibetan and checked against the Sanskrit by Robert Miller. Under Dr. Haiyan Hu-von Hinüber’s direction, Maurice Ozaine read a draft of the English translation against Dr. Hu-von Hinüber’s German translation which accompanies her extensive study of the present chapter. Ven. Hejung Seok offered useful comments on the term poṣadha and Pāṇini’s grammar. Matthew Wuethrich served as style and editorial consultant to the translator. Special thanks are due to Dr. Shayne Clarke for the many suggestions and corrections he made to an early draft of the introduction. Thanks also to the 84000 Vinaya team for help in translating key technical terms.
The translation was completed under the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. Nathaniel Rich and John Canti edited the translation and the introduction, and Ven. Konchog Norbu copyedited the text. Sameer Dhingra was in charge of the digital publication process.
The generous sponsorship of Dakki and Lanita, which helped make the work on this translation possible, is most gratefully acknowledged.
Text Body
The Chapter on the Restoration Rite
Several Repetitions
Lack of a Quorum
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’213
“If those monks, with fabricated aims214 and fabricated preparations,215 [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.216
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks [F.160.a] are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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]
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’217
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’218
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’219
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’220
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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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]
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’221
“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 monks222 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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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 monks223 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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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 monks224 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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When [F.169.b] four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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]
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’225
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting [F.172.a] and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’226
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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]
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks [F.174.b] are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’227
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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]
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“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.”
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“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum,229 they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.230
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“If, after that, a smaller number of resident monks arrives before the assembly rises and the monks depart,231 the first group232 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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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 possible233 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 arrivals234 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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks [F.178.a] are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, [F.178.b] they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.235
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.236
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.237
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.238
“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]
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.239
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.240
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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]
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks [F.187.b] are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.241
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When [F.189.a] four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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]
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.242
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, [F.191.a] perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.”
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“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.243
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.244
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.245
“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.
“When [F.193.b] four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.246
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.247
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.248
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.249
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.250
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, they make a motion, perform the restoration rite, and recite The Prātimokṣa Sūtra recitation.251
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.
“When four or more visiting and resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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 there was a quorum, 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.
“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.”
The Restoration Rite of Professed Purity
“If it is the fifteenth according to the resident monks but the fourteenth or first252 according to a smaller number of visiting monks, the visitors should defer to the greater number of residents.253
“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.254
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.”
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence,255 signs,256 or marks257 of visiting monks such as another’s begging bowl, robe, staff,258 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.’259
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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?’
“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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum 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.’
“If, heedless of duty and thinking of discord,260 [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.
“When four or more resident monks are seated and have a quorum on the fifteenth, the day of the restoration rite, they might see evidence, signs, or marks of