[241] “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 invite together: no offense. …
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences[2]
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they invite separately: no offense.
“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 invite together: an offense of wrong doing. …
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding[3]. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they invite separately: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they invite together: no offense.
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve the misunderstanding. Having not resolved the misunderstanding, they invite separately: no offense[4].
“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 invite together: no offense. …
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they invite together: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they don’t resolve their differences. Not having resolved their differences, they invite separately: no offense.
“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 invite together: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they invite separately: an offense of wrong doing.
“They ask. Having asked, they resolve the misunderstanding. Having resolved the misunderstanding, they invite together: no offense.