尼羯磨 3.16

3.16

大姊！汝莫教餘比丘尼言：「汝等莫別住，當共住。我亦見餘比丘尼共相親近，共作惡行，惡聲流布，共相覆罪。僧以恚故，教汝等別住。」今正有此二比丘尼，更無有餘，汝共相親近，共作惡行，惡聲流布，共相覆罪，若此比丘尼別住者，於佛法有增益安樂住。汝今可捨此事，莫為僧所呵，更犯重罪。（若隨語者善；若不隨語者，乃至第三，如上。白四法體，亦如律明。）

"Ayye! Do not instruct the other bhikṣuṇīs, saying: 'Do not live apart; you should live together. I also see other bhikṣuṇīs closely associating, committing evil deeds together, spreading bad reputations, and concealing each other's offences. The saṃgha, out of anger, instructs you to live apart.' At present, there are only these two bhikṣuṇīs and no others who closely associate, commit evil deeds together, spread bad reputations, and conceal each other's offences. If these bhikṣuṇīs live apart, there will be increase and blissful abiding in the Buddha's Dharma. You may now abandon this matter; do not be rebuked by the saṃgha and thereby commit further grave offences." (If they comply with the words, it is well; if they do not comply with the words, it is spoken up to three times as above. The substantial procedure of the jñapticaturtha-karman is also clarified as in the Vinaya.)