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So ce bhikkhūnaṃ santike dūtaṃ pahiṇeyya – "ahañhi mānattāraho, āgacchantu bhikkhū, icchāmi bhikkhūnaṃ āgata"nti, gantabbaṃ, bhikkhave, sattāhakaraṇīyena, appahitepi, pageva pahite – "mānattadānaṃ ussukkaṃ karissāmi vā, anussāvessāmi vā, gaṇapūrako vā bhavissāmī"ti.
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“If he should send a messenger to the presence of the monks, (saying,) ‘Because I deserve penance, may the monks come. I want monks to come,’ “one may go on seven-day business even if not sent for, all the more if sent for, thinking, ‘I will make an effort to grant him penance or will make the proclamation or will be one who completes the group (needed to grant him probation).’
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