僧羯磨 3.98

3.98

'Let the saṃgha, bhadantas, listen! I, bhikṣu so-and-so, am old and sick, unable to walk without a net-bag to carry my bowl and without a staff; I now request from the saṃgha to keep a staff and net-bag. May the saṃgha permit me, bhikṣu so-and-so, to keep a staff and net-bag, out of compassion.' (To be spoken three times. The saṃgha should grant the procedure thus:)