(Mv.I.79.1) [145] Now at that time a certain monk, having been suspended for not seeing an offense, disrobed. Coming back again, he requested Acceptance from the monks. They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

“Monks, there is the case where a monk, suspended for not seeing an offense, disrobes.

“Coming back again, he requests Acceptance from the monks.

“He is to be told, ‘Will you see this offense?’

“If he (says) ‘I will see it,’ he may be given the Going-forth. If he (says) ‘I won’t see it,’ he is not to be given the Going-forth.

(Mv.I.79.2) “Having gone forth, he is to be asked, ‘Will you see this offense?’

“If he (says) ‘I will see it,’ he may be given Acceptance. If he (says) ‘I won’t see it,’ he is not to be given Acceptance.

“Having been given Acceptance, he is to be asked, ‘Will you see this offense?’

“If he (says) ‘I will see it,’ he may be restored. If he (says) ‘I won’t see it,’ he is not to be restored.

“Having been restored, he is to be asked, ‘Do you see this offense?’

“If he sees it, that is good. If he doesn’t see it, then if unity can be obtained, he should be suspended again.

“If unity cannot be obtained, there is no offense in communing or affiliating with him.”

(Mv.I.79.3) “Monks, there is the case where a monk, suspended for not making amends for an offense, disrobes.

“Coming back again, he requests Acceptance from the monks.

“He is to be told, ‘Will you make amends for this offense?’

“If he (says) ‘I will make amends,’ he may be given the Going-forth. If he (says) ‘I won’t make amends,’ he is not to be given the Going-forth.

“Having gone forth, he is to be asked, ‘Will you make amends for this offense?’

“If he (says) ‘I will make amends,’ he may be given Acceptance. If he (says) ‘I won’t make amends,’ he is not to be given Acceptance.

“Having been given Acceptance, he is to be asked, ‘Will you make amends for this offense?’

“If he (says) ‘I will make amends,’ he may be restored. If he (says) ‘I won’t make amends,’ he is not to be restored.

“Having been restored, he is to be asked, ‘Will you make amends for this offense?’

“If he makes amends, that is good. If he doesn’t make amends, then if unity can be obtained, he is to be suspended again. If unity cannot be obtained, there is no offense in communing or affiliating with him.”

(Mv.I.79.4) “There is the case where a monk, suspended for not relinquishing an evil view, disrobes.

“Coming back again, he requests Acceptance from the monks.

“He is to be told, ‘Will you relinquish this evil view?’

“If he (says) ‘I will relinquish it,’ he may be given the Going-forth. If he (says) ‘I won’t relinquish it,’ he is not to be given the Going-forth.

“Having gone forth, he is to be asked, ‘Will you relinquish this evil view?’

“If he (says) ‘I will relinquish it,’ he may be given Acceptance. If he (says) ‘I won’t relinquish it,’ he is not to be given Acceptance.

“Having been given Acceptance, he is to be asked, ‘Will you relinquish this evil view?’

“If he (says) ‘I will relinquish it,’ he may be restored. If he (says) ‘I won’t relinquish it,’ he is not to be restored.

“Having been restored, he is to be asked, ‘Will you relinquish this evil view?’

“If he relinquishes it, that is good. If he doesn’t relinquish it, then if unity can be obtained, he is to be suspended again. If unity cannot be obtained, there is no offense in communing or affiliating with him.”

The Great Khandaka, the first, (is finished).