四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 1.242

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前中有三：初大德僧聽者，告眾重聽；事既非小，諦緣聲相，決判之緣。二此某甲乃至誰諸長老忍，正辨牒緣，及以根本；謂僧今與某甲受戒等，量其可不。三僧今與某甲受具戒乃至誰不忍者說，單牒根本，決判成就。第二第三亦如是者，一則事不成辨，多則法有濫非；軌刻令定，限至於此。

In the first part, there are three clauses: First, 'Let the venerable saṃgha listen' addresses the assembly to listen again; since the matter is not minor, they should attentively attend to the vocal signs, which are the condition for decisive determination. Second, 'This so-and-so, down to: whosoever of the elders consents' properly distinguishes and reiterates the conditions and the basis; that is, 'the saṃgha now confers the precepts upon so-and-so, etc.', weighing its permissibility. Third, 'The saṃgha now confers the full precepts upon so-and-so, down to: let him who does not consent speak' simply reiterates the basis, decisively determining its accomplishment. 'A second and third time it is also like this' is because with only one proclamation the matter is not accomplished, whereas with too many the rite would become irregular and invalid; the prescribed limit is set precisely at this.