僧羯磨 2.106

2.106

The Procedure for Requesting a Confession Master (One who wishes to confess should go to a pure bhikṣu; he must not confess to an offender, nor may an offender receive another's confession. If all the saṃgha have committed offenses so that confession cannot be made, if a visiting bhikṣu arrives who is pure and without offense, one should go to that bhikṣu to confess; if there is none, then two or three persons should be deputed to go to an assembly of pure bhikṣus to confess. These bhikṣus should then return to their dwelling place, and the bhikṣus should confess to these pure bhikṣus. Performing the proper deportment, he makes his request as follows:)