འདལ་བ་གཞ 3.29

3.29

Or was it the fourth and not the first, second, or third type of confessable offense?

“ ‘If it was a misdeed, was it the first and not the second or third, through the last? Or was it the last and not the first or second, through the penultimate?

“ ‘Was it done during the night but not during the day? Or was it done during the day but not during the night? Was it done while off a path but not while on a path? Was it done while on a path but not while off a path? Was it done while going but not while sitting, rising, or lying? Was it done while sitting but not while going, rising, or lying? Was it done while lying but not while going, rising, or sitting? Or was it done while rising but not while lying, or sitting?’

“If, upon being well and truly cross-examined, counseled, and interrogated in this manner, the prompter contradicts his own account,¹⁰¹ he is not a prompter and the other monk has not been prompted. If, upon being well and truly cross-examined, counseled, and interrogated in this manner, the prompter does not contradict his own account, he is a prompter, and the other monk has been prompted.

“If the prompter does not contradict his own account, the prompted monk has been prompted and so he should be addressed in the following way: ‘Venerable one, describe your physical, verbal, and mental conditions at that time.’

“If he acknowledges it to be a defeat, he should be removed and then the restrictions should be lifted. If he acknowledges it to be a saṅgha remnant, restrictions should be lifted after sanctioning him. If he acknowledges it to be a transgression, a confessable offense, or a misdeed,