འདལ་བ་གཞ 2.31

2.31

those venerable ones who can accept the demarcation of the large boundary within the above markers, including the forest and including the residence but excluding any towns and town outskirts therein, and their agreement upon a small boundary demarcating the inner circle, so that monks may gather at the site and be at ease, to remain silent. I ask those who cannot so accept it to speak now.’

“In accepting and giving their consent, the saṅgha who have enclosed a site with a shared restoration rite demarcates the large boundary within these markers, including the forest and including the residence but excluding any towns and town outskirts therein and agrees upon a small boundary demarcating the inner circle, so that the saṅgha may gather at the site and be at ease. By remaining silent, they assent to the proposed act.

“The monks may then sit within the large boundary demarcated by the saṅgha and use it for the restoration rite, the lifting of restrictions, motions, acts by motion and resolution, and acts by motion and triple resolution. If they perform [an official act] while being incomplete, they will be guilty of a breach.

“If so desired, this is also how it can be expanded or, if that is not desired, how it can be shrunk.”

In Possession Of

“Consent should be given that all monks are deemed to be in possession of their robes while within the large boundary. Consent should be given in the following way. After exiting the small boundary for the large boundary and having arranged seats along the large boundary, strike the gaṇḍī beam and inform the monks of the matter at hand. Once the whole saṅgha is seated and assembled, one monk should make a motion and perform the act as follows:

“ ‘Venerable saṅgha, please listen.