The seventeen sections (vastu) on monastic procedure 4.27-28

might hear that in another monastery a monk is communicating with, informing, coaching, and recruiting other monks, working to create a schism among the saṅgha, and that there is a potential for a schism in the saṅgha at this site during the rains. If he thinks, ‘This monk is an acquaintance, friend, intimate, and companion, so I could prevent a schism in the saṅgha at that site during the rains if I went,’ the monk, once excused, may leave for up to seven days to attend to saṅgha business. It is well if he goes. He will be guilty of a breach if he does not. There will be no offense of interrupting the rains if seven days pass while he is tending to saṅgha business.

“A monk who has pledged to settle for the rains might hear that in another monastery a monk is communicating with, informing, coaching, and recruiting other monks, working to create a schism among the saṅgha, and that there is a potential for a schism in the saṅgha at this site during the rains. If he thinks, ‘Although this monk is not an acquaintance, friend, intimate, or companion, I could prevent a schism in the saṅgha at that site during the rains if I went,’ the monk, once excused, may leave for up to seven days to attend to saṅgha business. It is well if he goes. He will be guilty of a breach if he does not.

There will be no offense of interrupting the rains if seven days pass while he is tending to saṅgha business.”

Those Who Pledge to Settle

“After pledging to settle for the earlier three rainy months⁷⁷ at a particular site, which is one of two that share provisions but perform the restoration rite separately, a monk might think,⁷⁸ ‘Whether I live here or there, the provisions will run out.’⁷⁹ If he does not make a pledge,⁸⁰ his does not count as the earlier three rainy months at that site and he is guilty of a misdeed because of his pledge.⁸¹

“A monk might pledge to settle for the earlier three rainy months at a particular site. If, having made a pledge, he leaves to tend to some business but does not take a tally stick, and so forth, his does not count as the earlier three rainy months at that site and he is guilty of a misdeed because of his pledge.

“A monk might pledge to settle for the earlier three rainy months at a particular site. If, having made a pledge, he leaves to tend to some business after taking a tally stick but does not taking bedding, his does not count as the earlier three rainy months at that site and he is guilty of a misdeed because of his pledge.

“A monk might pledge to settle for the earlier three rainy months at a particular site. If, having made a pledge, he goes there, takes a tally stick and bedding, but does not settle for the rains, and leaves to tend to some business, his does not count as the earlier three rainy months at that site and he is guilty of a misdeed because of his pledge.

“A monk might pledge to settle for the earlier three rainy months at a particular site. If, having made a pledge, he takes a tally stick, takes bedding, and settles for the rains but goes, without having been excused, beyond the boundary for up to seven days to tend to some business, his does not count as the earlier three rainy months at that site and he is guilty of a misdeed because of his pledge.