四分律刪補隨機羯磨 2.239

2.239

(After a good while, the sthavira of the saṃgha announces: "That the assembly, senior and junior alike, remain completely silent is indeed because you bhikṣuṇīs have internally cultivated the three activities and externally lack the three matters, and thus no offense is seen. Nevertheless, the sthavira has an instruction, instructing the assembly of bhikṣuṇīs: Perform pravāraṇā according to the Dharma; be vigilant and do not be indolent." The messenger bhikṣuṇī bows at the feet of the saṃgha, takes her leave, and upon arriving at her own monastery, convenes the assembly of bhikṣuṇīs to convey the instructions of the saṃgha, as explained in the 'Procedure for the Upoṣadha'. For this abbreviated teaching procedure for pravāraṇā and upoṣadha, the text of the original Vinaya is lacking, though the meaning is clearly evident before and after. When facing the circumstance, there must be order, and complete silence is not permissible. Therefore, a single phrase is briefly indicated to show the regular formula, so that the practice may be uniform, without necessarily adhering strictly to the text.)