Entailing relinquishment: entailing relinquishment at dawn. The bowl should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual nun. “And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. After approaching the Sangha, that nun should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior nuns. She should then squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say: ‘Venerables, this almsbowl, which I have kept for more than one day, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’” After relinquishing it, she should confess the offense. The confession should be received by a competent and capable nun. The relinquished bowl is then to be given back: “Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. This almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by the nun so-and-so, has been relinquished to the Sangha. If the Sangha is ready, it should give this bowl back to nun so-and-so.” Or: after approaching several nuns, that nun should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior nuns. She should then squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say: “Venerables, this almsbowl, which I have kept for more than one day, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to you.” After relinquishing it, she should confess the offense. The confession should be received by a competent and capable nun. The relinquished bowl is then to be given back: “Please, venerables, I ask you to listen. This almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by the nun so-and-so, has been relinquished to you. If the venerables are ready, you should give this bowl back to nun so-and-so.” Or: after approaching a single nun, that nun should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder, squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say: “This almsbowl, which I have kept for more than one day, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to you.” After relinquishing it, she should confess the offense. The confession should be received by that nun. The relinquished bowl is then to be given back: “I give this almsbowl back to you.”

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