四分律比丘含注戒本 1.244

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They should say to him: "You should abandon this matter; do not cause the Saṃgha to perform a formal admonition and incur a grave offense." If he heeds the words, it is well. If he does not heed the words, they should further ask other bhikṣuṇīs, upāsakas, upāsikās, or kings, or ministers, or various śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas of outside paths to seek him out; or if there are bhikṣus from other regions whose words he is known to trust and follow, they should be asked to admonish him. This is admonishing in private.