大比丘三千威儀 1.13

1.13

Tenth, not understanding the pravāraṇā karman. Pravāraṇā means asking others to point out one’s faults, saying: “Tell me if you have seen, heard, or suspected [any transgression].” If five or more persons perform the hundred-and-one karman, to carry out the broad pravāraṇā, two persons must be appointed. Why two persons? Because after the saṅgha completes pravāraṇā, they disclose offenses facing each other; they cannot request pravāraṇā from others, because the saṅgha did not appoint those others. For two, three, or four persons, pravāraṇā is done by speaking three times; for one person, it is done by mental reflection and verbal expression. If one does not know this, it is called not understanding pravāraṇā.