Sedamocanagāthā

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 1313

[1313] There may be twenty bhikkhus assembled together who perform a formal act (kamma), perceiving themselves as united; yet there may be a bhikkhu standing twelve yojanas away, and that act would fail on account of the assembly being incomplete (vagga). This problem has been thought out by the skilled.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.