尼羯磨 2.8

2.8

"Listen, ayyes of the saṃgha! The saṃgha appoints bhikṣuṇī so-and-so to act as the apportioner of goods for the saṃgha. Whichever ayyes approve the saṃgha appointing bhikṣuṇī so-and-so to act as the apportioner of goods for the saṃgha, let them remain silent; whoever does not approve, let her speak. The saṃgha has approved appointing bhikṣuṇī so-and-so to act as the apportioner of goods for the saṃgha. The saṃgha approves, because there is silence; thus is this matter maintained." (Appointing someone to distribute gruel, distribute light food, distribute khādanīya, invite guests to gatherings, lay out bedding, distribute bedding, distribute bathing robes, what may be given, what may be taken, and dispatching bhikṣuṇīs on missions are all also like this. There are five factors by which distributing gruel for the saṃgha causes one to enter hell like an arrow shot: namely, having favoritism, etc. There are five factors by which distributing gruel causes one to be born in heaven like an arrow shot: namely, not having favoritism, etc. Up to appointing a śrāmaṇerikā on a mission is also like this.)