And if, after the purity has been passed on to him, the monk who is conveying the purity reaches the Sangha, but deliberately doesn’t announce the purity, then the purity has been brought. But there’s an offense of wrong conduct for the one who is conveying the purity.”

21. Discussion on giving consent The Buddha addressed the monks: “Gather, monks, for the Sangha to do a legal procedure.” A monk said to the Buddha, “Sir, there’s a sick monk. He hasn’t come.” “A sick monk should give his consent. And he should give like this. The sick monk should approach a monk, arrange his upper robe over one shoulder, and squat on his heels. He should then raise his joined palms and say, ‘I give my consent; please convey my consent; please announce my consent.’ If he makes this understood by body, by speech, or by body and speech, then the consent has been given. If he doesn’t make this understood by body, by speech, or by body and speech, then the consent hasn’t been given.

If he’s able to do this, it’s good. If he’s not, then the sick monk should be brought into the midst of the Sangha together with his bed or bench. They can then do the procedure. But if the one who is nursing him says, ‘If we move him, his illness will get worse, or he’ll die,’ then the sick monk shouldn’t be moved. The Sangha should go to where the sick monk is and do the procedure there. You shouldn’t do a legal procedure with an incomplete sangha. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.