佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 1.366

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問：「若有比丘不捨作沙彌，即大道人而更受戒，為僧不？」答：「得。」

Question: "If there is a monk who does not renounce [his previous status] to become a novice, but as a great monk (mahāśramaṇa) receives the precepts again, does he become [a member of] the saṅgha?" Answer: "He obtains [the precepts]."