Tena kho pana samayena sāmaṇerā bhikkhūsu agāravā appatissā asabhāgavuttikā viharanti. Bhikkhū ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma sāmaṇerā bhikkhūsu agāravā appatissā asabhāgavuttikā viharissantī”ti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe… “anujānāmi, bhikkhave, pañcahaṅgehi samannāgatassa sāmaṇerassa daṇḍakammaṁ kātuṁ. Bhikkhūnaṁ alābhāya parisakkati, bhikkhūnaṁ anatthāya parisakkati, bhikkhūnaṁ avāsāya parisakkati, bhikkhū akkosati paribhāsati, bhikkhū bhikkhūhi bhedeti— anujānāmi, bhikkhave, imehi pañcahaṅgehi samannāgatassa sāmaṇerassa daṇḍakammaṁ kātun”ti. Atha kho bhikkhūnaṁ etadahosi— “kiṁ nu kho daṇḍakammaṁ kātabban”ti? Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, āvaraṇaṁ kātun”ti. Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū sāmaṇerānaṁ sabbaṁ saṅghārāmaṁ āvaraṇaṁ karonti. Sāmaṇerā ārāmaṁ pavisituṁ alabhamānā pakkamantipi, vibbhamantipi, titthiyesupi saṅkamanti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, sabbo saṅghārāmo āvaraṇaṁ kātabbo. Yo kareyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, yattha vā vasati, yattha vā paṭikkamati, tattha āvaraṇaṁ kātun”ti.