[187] “‘Five Saṅghas: a quorum-of-four Saṅgha of monks; a quorum-of-five Saṅgha of monks; a quorum-of-ten Saṅgha of monks; a quorum-of-twenty Saṅgha of monks; a quorum-of-more-than-twenty Saṅgha of monks.’

“Of these, the quorum-of-four Saṅgha of monks — if united and in accordance with the Dhamma — is competent for the doing of all transactions except for three: Acceptance, Invitation, and rehabilitation.[2]

“Of these, the quorum-of-five Saṅgha of monks — if united and in accordance with the Dhamma — is competent for the doing of all transactions except for two: Acceptance in the Middle Country and rehabilitation. [3]

“Of these, the quorum-of-ten Saṅgha of monks — if united and in accordance with the Dhamma — is competent for the doing of all transactions except for one: rehabilitation.

“Of these, the quorum-of-twenty Saṅgha of monks — if united and in accordance with the Dhamma — is competent for the doing of all transactions.

“Of these, the a quorum-of-more-than-twenty Saṅgha of monks — if united and in accordance with the Dhamma — is competent for the doing of all transactions.

(Mv.IX.4.2) [188] “If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of four, the transaction is done with a bhikkhunī as the fourth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

“If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of four, … with a female trainee as the fourth member …

“a novice … a female novice … a renouncer of the training … one who has committed an extreme (pārājika) offense … one who is suspended for not seeing an offense … one who is suspended for not making amends for an offense … one who is suspended for not relinquishing an evil view … a paṇḍaka … one who lives in affiliation by theft … one who has gone over (while a monk) to another religion … an animal … a matricide … a patricide … a murderer of an arahant … a molester of a bhikkhunī … a schismatic … one who has shed (a Tathāgata’s) blood … a hermaphrodite … a monk of a separate affiliation[4] … one standing in a different territory … one standing (levitating) in the sky through psychic power … him concerning whom the Saṅgha is doing the action as the fourth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

Doing (transactions) with a quorum of four

(Mv.IX.4.3) [189] “If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of five, the transaction is done with a bhikkhunī as the fifth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

“If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of five, … with a female trainee as the fifth member …

a novice … a female novice … a renouncer of the training … one who has committed an extreme (pārājika) offense … one who is suspended for not seeing an offense … one who is suspended for not making amends for an offense … one who is suspended for not relinquishing an evil view … a paṇḍaka … one who lives in affiliation by theft … one who has gone over (while a monk) to another religion … an animal … a matricide … a patricide … a murderer of an arahant … a molester of a bhikkhunī … a schismatic … one who has shed (a Tathāgata’s) blood … a hermaphrodite … a monk of a separate affiliation … one standing in a different territory … one standing (levitating) in the sky through psychic power … him concerning whom the Saṅgha is doing the action as the fifth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

Doing (transactions) with a quorum of five

(Mv.IX.4.4) [190] “If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of ten, the transaction is done with a bhikkhunī as the tenth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

“If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of ten, … with a female trainee as the tenth member …

a novice … a female novice … a renouncer of the training … one who has committed an extreme (pārājika) offense … one who is suspended for not seeing an offense … one who is suspended for not making amends for an offense … one who is suspended for not relinquishing an evil view … a paṇḍaka … one who lives in affiliation by theft … one who has gone over (while a monk) to another religion … an animal … a matricide … a patricide … a murderer of an arahant … a molester of a bhikkhunī … a schismatic … one who has shed (a Tathāgata’s) blood … a hermaphrodite … a monk of a separate affiliation … one standing in a different territory … one standing (levitating) in the sky through psychic power … him concerning whom the Saṅgha is doing the action is the tenth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

Doing (transactions) with a quorum of ten

(Mv.IX.4.5) [191] “If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of twenty, the transaction is done with a bhikkhunī as the twentieth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

“If, in a transaction requiring a quorum of twenty, … with a female trainee as the twentieth member …

a novice … a female novice … a renouncer of the training … one who has committed an extreme (pārājika) offense … one who is suspended for not seeing an offense … one who is suspended for not making amends for an offense … one who is suspended for not relinquishing an evil view … a paṇḍaka … one who lives in affiliation by theft … one who has gone over (while a monk) to another religion … an animal … a matricide … a patricide … a murderer of an arahant … a molester of a bhikkhunī … a schismatic … one who has shed (a Tathāgata’s) blood … a hermaphrodite … a monk of a separate affiliation … one standing in a different territory … one standing (levitating) in the sky through psychic power … him concerning whom the Saṅgha is doing the action is the twentieth member, it is not a transaction and is not to be done.

Doing (transactions) with a quorum of twenty