[224] "Bhikkhus, it should be revoked in this way. Bhikkhus, that bhikkhu Channa should approach the Saṅgha, arrange his upper robe over one shoulder, pay homage at the feet of the senior bhikkhus, squat down on his heels, raise his joined palms, and say thus: 'Venerable sirs, I, against whom the Saṅgha carried out an act of suspension (ukkhepanīyakamma) for not seeing an offense (āpatti), am conducting myself properly, have become subdued, and am conducting myself so as to deserve release. I ask for the revocation (paṭippassaddhi) of the act of suspension for not seeing an offense.'
It should be asked for a second time also. It should be asked for a third time also.
A competent and capable bhikkhu should inform the Saṅgha: 'Venerable sirs, let the Saṅgha listen to me. This bhikkhu Channa, against whom the Saṅgha carried out an act of suspension for not seeing an offense, is conducting himself properly, has become subdued, is conducting himself so as to deserve release, and asks for the revocation of the act of suspension for not seeing an offense. If it seems right to the Saṅgha, the Saṅgha should revoke the act of suspension for not seeing an offense in regard to the bhikkhu Channa. This is the motion (ñatti).
'Venerable sirs, let the Saṅgha listen to me. This bhikkhu Channa, against whom the Saṅgha carried out an act of suspension for not seeing an offense, is conducting himself properly, has become subdued, is conducting himself so as to deserve release, and asks for the revocation of the act of suspension for not seeing an offense. The Saṅgha revokes the act of suspension for not seeing an offense in regard to the bhikkhu Channa. Any venerable one to whom the revocation of the act of suspension for not seeing an offense in regard to the bhikkhu Channa is agreeable should remain silent; any to whom it is not agreeable should speak.
'For the second time also I declare this matter. … For the third time also I declare this matter. Venerable sirs, let the Saṅgha listen to me. This bhikkhu Channa, against whom the Saṅgha carried out an act of suspension for not seeing an offense, is conducting himself properly, has become subdued, is conducting himself so as to deserve release, and asks for the revocation of the act of suspension for not seeing an offense. The Saṅgha revokes the act of suspension for not seeing an offense in regard to the bhikkhu Channa. Any venerable one to whom the revocation of the act of suspension for not seeing an offense in regard to the bhikkhu Channa is agreeable should remain silent; any to whom it is not agreeable should speak.
'The act of suspension for not seeing an offense in regard to the bhikkhu Channa has been revoked by the Saṅgha. It is agreeable to the Saṅgha; therefore it is silent. Thus I hold it.'"
The act of suspension for not seeing an offense, the fifth, is finished.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.