Dighanikaya 0.45

0.45

Imañca pana kammavācaṃ katvā thero bhikkhū āmantesi – ‘‘āvuso, idāni tumhākaṃ cattālīsa divasā okāso kato, tato paraṃ ‘ayaṃ nāma no palibodho atthī’ti, vattuṃ na labbhā, tasmā etthantare yassa rogapalibodho vā ācariyupajjhāyapalibodho vā mātāpitupalibodho vā atthi, pattaṃ vā pana pacitabbaṃ, cīvaraṃ vā kātabbaṃ, so taṃ palibodhaṃ chinditvā taṃ karaṇīyaṃ karotū’’ti.

And having performed this formal motion, the Elder addressed the monks: 'Venerables, an opportunity of forty days is now granted to you. Beyond that, it will not be allowable to say, "We have such-and-such an impediment." Therefore, in the meantime, whoever has the impediment of sickness, or the impediment of a teacher or preceptor, or the impediment of mother and father, or if a bowl needs to be fired, or a robe needs to be made, let him sever that impediment and do what needs to be done.'