At one time a certain person wanted the full ordination with Venerable Mahākassapa. Mahākassapa sent a message to Venerable Ānanda: “Please come, Ānanda, and do the proclamation.” Ānanda thought, “Because I respect the elder so much, I can’t say his name.” They told the Buddha. “I allow you to do the proclamation also using the family name.”

61. The two people seeking the full ordination, etc. At one time there were two people who wanted the full ordination with Venerable Mahākassapa. They argued about who should be ordained first. They told the Buddha. “I allow you to give the full ordination to two people with a single proclamation.”

At one time there were a number of people who wanted the full ordination with several senior monks. They argued with one another about who should be ordained first. The senior monks said, “Well then, let’s ordain all of them with a single proclamation.” They told the Buddha. “I allow you to give the full ordination to two or three people with a single proclamation, but only with a single preceptor, not with many.”

62. The allowance to be fully ordained when one is twenty years old since appearing in the womb