四分律刪補隨機羯磨 1.331

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(If he answers: “I have not,” one should say to him: “You may not know the name of this offense. It refers to having previously received the Buddha's precepts and then having committed one of the four grave offenses, thereby becoming a person beyond the borders of the Buddha's Dharma; hence it is called a ‘borderline offense.’ Do you not have this?” The doctrinal resolution says: Whenever asking about the presence or absence of an impediment, the purpose lies in mutual understanding. Thus, if the candidate and the questioner do not understand each other, it does not even constitute breaking or renouncing the precepts. Now, although one asks, if the candidate does not understand, it is no different from not having asked. The Vinaya says: “The reception of the precepts is not accomplished.” Therefore, what follows should be understood analogously.)