僧羯磨 2.112

2.112

The Procedure for Confession before Three Bhikṣus (This refers to the aforementioned middling-grade sthūlātyaya offenses, which should be confessed before a small group. However, a small group must consist of three persons. That bhikṣu should go to three pure bhikṣus and invite one to serve as the master of confession. Having accepted the invitation, that master of confession must not agree immediately; altering the simple motion into asking the bystanders, he should ask those two bhikṣus, saying:)