SaṅghādisesakaṇḍaSaṅghādisessikkhāpada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 489

[489] A man commands several bhikkhus: "Go, venerable sirs, sound out the woman named so-and-so." All accept, all sound her out, all bring back the reply: an offense of saṅghādisesa for all of them. A man commands several bhikkhus: "Go, venerable sirs, sound out the woman named so-and-so." All accept, all sound her out, they have one bring back the reply: an offense of saṅghādisesa for all of them. A man commands several bhikkhus: "Go, venerable sirs, sound out the woman named so-and-so." All accept; having had one sound her out, all bring back the reply: an offense of saṅghādisesa for all of them. A man commands several bhikkhus: "Go, venerable sirs, sound out the woman named so-and-so." All accept; having had one sound her out, they have one bring back the reply: an offense of saṅghādisesa for all of them. A man commands a bhikkhu: "Go, venerable sir, sound out the woman named so-and-so." He accepts, sounds her out, brings back the reply: an offense of saṅghādisesa. A man commands a bhikkhu: "Go, venerable sir, sound out the woman named so-and-so." He accepts, sounds her out, has his pupil (antevāsī) bring back the reply: an offense of saṅghādisesa. A man commands a bhikkhu: "Go, venerable sir, sound out the woman named so-and-so." He accepts; having had his pupil sound her out, he brings back the reply himself: an offense of saṅghādisesa. A man commands a bhikkhu: "Go, venerable sir, sound out the woman named so-and-so." He accepts and has his pupil sound her out; the pupil, having sounded her out, brings back the reply outside [the commission, i.e., on his own account]: an offense of thullaccaya for both.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.