“And this is how it should be lifted. After approaching the Sangha, the monk who’s had a legal procedure of banishment done against him should arrange his upper robe over one shoulder, pay respect at the feet of the senior monks, squat on his heels, raise his joined palms, and say, ‘Venerables, the Sangha has done a legal procedure of banishment against me. I’m now conducting myself properly and suitably, and deserve to be released. I ask for that legal procedure of banishment to be lifted.’ And he should ask a second and a third time. A competent and capable monk should then inform the Sangha:

‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The Sangha has done a legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. He’s now conducting himself properly and suitably, and deserves to be released. He’s asking for that legal procedure of banishment to be lifted. If the Sangha is ready, it should lift that legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. This is the motion. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The Sangha has done a legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. He’s now conducting himself properly and suitably, and deserves to be released. He’s asking for that legal procedure of banishment to be lifted. The Sangha lifts that legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. Any monk who approves of lifting that legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so should remain silent. Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up. For the second time, I speak on this matter. … For the third time, I speak on this matter. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The Sangha has done a legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. He’s now conducting himself properly and suitably, and deserves to be released. He’s asking for that legal procedure of banishment to be lifted. The Sangha lifts that legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. Any monk who approves of lifting that legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so should remain silent. Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up. The Sangha has lifted that legal procedure of banishment against monk so-and-so. The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I will remember it thus.’”