Soon the novice monks were being disrespectful, undeferential, and rude toward the monks. The monks complained and criticized them, “How can the novices behave like this?” They told the Buddha. … “I allow you to penalize a novice monk who has five qualities: He’s trying to stop monks from getting material support. He’s trying to harm monks. He’s trying to make monks lose their place of residence. He abuses and reviles monks. He causes division between monks.”

The monks didn’t know which penalty to impose. They told the Buddha. “I allow you to place restrictions on the novice monks.” The monks restricted the novices from the whole monastery. Because they were unable to enter the monastery, the novices left, disrobed, and joined the monastics of other religions. They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t restrict anyone from a whole monastery. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct. I allow you to make restrictions for the place you’re staying and its access areas.”