僧羯磨 1.261

1.261

"Let the saṃgha, bhadantas, listen! The saṃgha appoints bhikṣu so-and-so to act as distributor of goods for the saṃgha. Whichever āyuṣmats consent to the saṃgha appointing bhikṣu so-and-so to act as distributor of goods for the saṃgha, let them remain silent; whoever does not consent, let him speak. The saṃgha has consented to appoint bhikṣu so-and-so to act as distributor of goods for the saṃgha. The saṃgha consents, because it is silent; thus is this matter maintained." (Distributing gruel, distributing snacks, khādanīya, appointing [those to go to] invitation gatherings, spreading bedding, distributing bedding, distributing bath robes, distributing robes, what should be given, what should be taken, appointing bhikṣu envoys, and appointing śrāmaṇera envoys for the saṃgha—all are also like this. There are five factors whereby one who distributes gruel for the saṃgha enters hell like a shot arrow, namely having partiality, and so forth; there are five factors whereby one who distributes gruel is reborn in heaven like a shot arrow, namely not having partiality, and so forth. Up to appointing śrāmaṇera envoys is also like this.)