四分律刪補隨機羯磨 2.339

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(The Buddha said: "If all the saṃgha in a single dwelling place have committed an offense, they must not repent to one who has an offense, nor may one who has an offense absolve another's offense. If there is a visiting bhikṣu who is still pure and free of offense, each should go to that one to repent. If none comes, one should go amidst a nearby pure assembly to repent. This bhikṣu should then return to the original dwelling place, and the remaining bhikṣus repent to this bhikṣu, declaring the classes and kinds of offenses. If one can do so, it is called pure." The Mahīśāsaka-vinaya says: "If there is a peril to life, the Buddha allows that whether one shares the same offense or not, both may receive repentance. If there are no such conditions, it is not permitted." Therefore, the Vinaya says: "There are two kinds of foolishness: namely, not seeing an offense, and repenting before one who has committed an offense." The Vinaya lacks a formula for requesting; now, following the requirements of the principle, one should say:)