Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks: “Is it true, monks, that monks deserving to be sent back to the beginning are consenting to these things?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … “It’s not suitable … How can monks deserving to be sent back to the beginning consent to these things? This will affect people’s confidence …” After rebuking them … he gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “A monk deserving to be sent back to the beginning shouldn’t consent to: Regular monks bowing down to him, Regular monks standing up for him, Regular monks raising their joined palms to him, Regular monks doing acts of respect toward him, Regular monks offering him a seat, Regular monks offering him a bed, Regular monks offering him water for washing his feet and a foot stool, Regular monks offering him a foot scraper, Regular monks receiving his bowl and robe, Regular monks massaging his back when he’s bathing. If he consents to any of these, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Monks deserving to be sent back to the beginning should do the following with one another according to seniority: bow down, stand up, raise their joined palms, do acts of respect, offer a seat, offer a bed, offer water for washing the feet and a foot stool, offer a foot scraper, receive bowl and robe, and massage one another’s backs when bathing. Monks deserving to be sent back to the beginning should do five things with regular monks according to seniority: the observance-day ceremony, the invitation ceremony, distributing rainy-season robes, dedications, and meals. And now I will lay down the proper conduct for a monk deserving to be sent back to the beginning. This is the proper conduct: He shouldn’t give the full ordination. He shouldn’t give formal support. He shouldn’t have a novice monk attend on him. He shouldn’t accept being appointed as an instructor of the nuns. Even if appointed, he shouldn’t instruct the nuns. He shouldn’t commit the same offense as the offense for which he deserves to be sent back to the beginning by the Sangha, nor one that is similar or worse. He shouldn’t criticize the legal procedure. He shouldn’t criticize those who did the procedure. He shouldn’t cancel the observance-day ceremony of a regular monk. He shouldn’t cancel the invitation of a regular monk. He shouldn’t direct a regular monk. He shouldn’t give instructions to a regular monk. He shouldn’t ask a regular monk for permission to correct him. He shouldn’t accuse a regular monk of an offense. He shouldn’t remind a regular monk of an offense. He shouldn’t associate inappropriately with other monks. He shouldn’t walk in front of a regular monk. He shouldn’t sit in front of a regular monk. He should be given the last seat, the last bed, and the last dwelling of the Sangha, and he should consent to that.