(Mv.II.34.10) [199] “There is the case where incoming monks see resident monks of a separate affiliation.
“They get the idea that they are of the same affiliation. Having gotten the idea that they are of the same affiliation, they don’t ask. Not having asked, they perform the Uposatha together: no offense.
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they perform the Uposatha together: an offense of wrong doing.[2]
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they perform the Uposatha separately: no offense[3].
(Mv.II.34.11) “There is the case where incoming monks see resident monks of the same affiliation.
“They get the idea that they are of a separate affiliation. Having gotten the idea that they are of a separate affiliation, they don’t ask. Not having asked, they perform the Uposatha together: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding[4]. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they perform the Uposatha separately: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they perform the Uposatha together: no offense.
(Mv.II.34.12) “There is the case where resident monks see incoming monks of a separate affiliation.
“They get the idea that they are of the same affiliation. Having gotten the idea that they are of the same affiliation, they don’t ask. Not having asked, they perform the Uposatha together: no offense.
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they perform the Uposatha together: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they perform the Uposatha separately: no offense.
(Mv.II.34.13) “There is the case where resident monks see incoming monks of the same affiliation.
“They get the idea that they are of a separate affiliation. Having gotten the idea that they are of a separate affiliation, they don’t ask. Not having asked, they perform the Uposatha together: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they perform the Uposatha separately: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they perform the Uposatha together: no offense.