僧羯磨 3.86

3.86

"May the venerable saṃgha listen! I, bhikṣu [so-and-so], myself request to build a hut, without a donor, for myself alone; I now request from the saṃgha a determination of a site free from hazards and obstructions." (Three times. The saṃgha should examine whether this bhikṣu is trustworthy or not. If trustworthy, they should immediately permit him to build it; if untrustworthy, the whole saṃgha should go there to inspect it. If the saṃgha does not go, it should depute trustworthy persons from the saṃgha to inspect it. If that place has hazards and obstructions, they should not grant him the site determination. If it is free from hazards but has obstructions, or has hazards but is free from obstructions, they also should not grant him the site determination. If it is free from hazards and free from obstructions, they should grant him the site determination. They grant it thus:)