“It may be that a monk deserving to be sent back to the beginning disrobes. For one who’s disrobed, the sending back to the beginning is suspended. If he’s given the full ordination again, he continues the previous probationary process right away. The probation that was given is valid. The probation he’s already undertaken is valid. And he’s to be sent back to the beginning. It may be that a monk deserving to be sent back to the beginning becomes a novice monk, goes insane, becomes deranged, is overwhelmed by pain, is ejected for not recognizing an offense, is ejected for not making amends for an offense, or is ejected for not giving up a bad view. For one who’s ejected, the sending back to the beginning is suspended. If he’s readmitted, he continues the previous probationary process right away. The probation that was given is valid. The probation he’s already undertaken is valid. And he’s to be sent back to the beginning.

“It may be that a monk deserving the trial period disrobes. For one who’s disrobed, the giving of the trial period is suspended. If he’s given the full ordination again, he continues the previous probationary process right away. The probation that was given is valid. The probation he’s undertaken is valid. And he’s to be given the trial period.