四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 1.533

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Third, the rite of practical affairs for the five-virtue [bhikṣus]. Having been designated, they immediately rise from their seats, assume the proper deportment, proceed before the senior monk, and within the open ground extend their arms, making the formal proposal of concord, saying: "Let the venerable saṃgha listen! Today the saṃgha performs pravāraṇā. If the saṃgha's time has arrived, may the saṃgha consent: let us perform pravāraṇā in concord. This is the motion." One must not perform this standing, as a separate saṃgha would not be valid. If, when designating the pravāraṇā recipients, the response was, "The karman for designating the persons receiving pravāraṇā," then this subsequent formula may not be applied universally. When arriving at the solitary motion by the five-virtue [bhikṣus], the prior response of concord is: "The solitary motion karman of the harmonious saṃgha for pravāraṇā!" If the response was as before, it directly harmonizes both formulas. Next, clarifying the method of distributing grass. The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya merely mentions leaving one's seat, without mentioning grass seats; the Pañcavargika Vinaya specifies spreading grass to sit upon, a clear text that should be followed. Prior to the pravāraṇā, one should look in advance for dry, soft grass, however much is obtained, one handful per person, and place it before the senior monk. Once the five-virtue [bhikṣus] have concluded the concord, junior [monks] are ordered to distribute it in sequence. That [monk] proceeds before the senior monk, kneels on one knee, and presents it, down to the junior seats. If the assembly is large, three to five persons may assist in distributing it. Each receives it and spreads it before their seat. If a venerable elder or the head of the assembly spreads it, that is also permissible (this is assumed to be prepared beforehand, not limited to the moment itself). The five-virtue [monks] proceed before the senior monk, kneel on one knee, and announce: "Let the entire saṃgha take their grass seats, bare the right shoulder, kneel on one knee, and join their palms." (The saṃgha all comply according to the call).