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You should go, monks, for a seven-day task. Even if no message is sent, how much more if one is sent – "How might the Saṅgha not perform the act, or might it turn out lightly?" A seven-day gathering should be made. Or if an act has been performed on him by the Saṅgha, be it an act of rebuke, or of subjection, or of banishment, or of reconciliation, or of suspension. If he sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "The Saṅgha performed an act on me, let the bhikkhus come, I wish for the bhikkhus' coming." You should go, monks, for a seven-day task. Even if no message is sent, how much more if one is sent – "How might he behave correctly, shed his hair, conduct himself properly, so that the Saṅgha might revoke that act?" A seven-day gathering should be made. 194. Here, monks, if a bhikkhunī is ill. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "Indeed, I am ill, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' coming." You should go, monks, for a seven-day task. Even if no message is sent, how much more if one is sent – "I will seek food for the sick, or seek food for the sick attendant, or seek medicine for the sick, or I will inquire, or I will attend." A seven-day gathering should be made. Here, monks, if a bhikkhunī has arisen discontent. S If to the bhikkhus a messenger is sent – "Discontent has arisen in me, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' arrival," it is to be gone, bhikkhus, for a seven-day task, even if not sent, how much more if sent – "I will dispel the discontent, or have it dispelled, or I will give her a Dhamma talk." A seven-day gathering should be made. Here, moreover, bhikkhus, a nun has remorse arisen in her. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "Remorse has arisen in me, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' arrival," it is to be gone, bhikkhus, for a seven-day task, even if not sent, how much more if sent – "I will remove the remorse, or have it removed, or I will give her a Dhamma talk." A seven-day gathering should be made. Here, moreover, bhikkhus, a nun has a wrong view arisen in her. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "A wrong view has arisen in me, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' arrival," it is to be gone, bhikkhus, for a seven-day task, even if not sent, how much more if sent – "I will clarify the wrong view, or have it clarified, or I will give her a Dhamma talk." A seven-day gathering should be made. Here, moreover, bhikkhus, a nun has committed a grave offense, deserving of mānattā. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "Indeed, I have committed a grave offense, deserving of mānattā, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' arrival," it is to be gone, bhikkhus, for a seven-day task, even if not sent, how much more if sent – "I will make an effort for the granting of mānattā." A seven-day gathering should be made. Here, moreover, bhikkhus, a nun is deserving of being sent back to the beginning. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "Indeed, I am deserving of being sent back to the beginning, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' arrival," it is to be gone, bhikkhus, for a seven-day task, even if not sent, how much more if sent – "I will make an effort for her restoration to the root." "A seven-day stay must be made." Here, monks, a bhikkhunī is worthy of rehabilitation. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "I am worthy of rehabilitation, Come, venerable sirs, I wish for the venerable sirs to come" – You must go, monks, for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, much more if sent for – "I will make an effort for her rehabilitation." A seven-day stay must be made. Here, monks, the Sangha wishes to perform an act on a bhikkhunī – an act of rebuke, or an act of subjugation, or an act of banishment, or an act of reconciliation, or an act of suspension. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "The Sangha wishes to perform an act on me, Come, venerable sirs, I wish for the venerable sirs to come" – You must go, monks, for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, much more if sent for – "How might the Sangha not perform the act, or how might it be turned into a lighter one?" A seven-day stay must be made. Or an act has been performed on her by the Sangha – an act of rebuke, or an act of subjugation, or an act of banishment, or an act of reconciliation, or an act of suspension. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "The Sangha performed an act on me, Come, venerable sirs, I wish for the venerable sirs to come" – You must go, monks, for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, much more if sent for – "How might she conduct herself properly, how might she humble herself, how might she conduct herself for reconciliation, so that the Sangha might revoke that act?" A seven-day stay must be made. Here, monks, a probationer is ill. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus – "I am ill, Come, venerable sirs, I wish for the venerable sirs to come" – You must go, monks, for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, much more if sent for – "I will seek food for the sick, or I will seek food for the sick attendant, or I will seek medicine for the sick, or I will inquire, or I will attend..." or I shall give it." For seven days, one should stay. Here, monks, a trainee has arisen discontent... ...or a trainee has arisen remorse... ...or a trainee has arisen wrong view... ...or a trainee's training is disturbed. If she sends a messenger to the monks— "My training is disturbed, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' coming"— one should go, monks, for seven days' business, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for— "I shall make effort for the undertaking of training." For seven days, one should stay. Here, monks, a trainee desires full ordination. If she sends a messenger to the monks— "I desire full ordination, let the venerable ones come, I wish for the venerable ones' coming"— one should go, monks, for seven days' business, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for— "I shall make effort for the full ordination, or I shall announce it, or I shall be a quorum member." For seven days, one should stay. 196. Here, monks, a novice monk is ill. If he sends a messenger to the monks— "I am ill, let the monks come, I wish for the monks' coming"— one should go, monks, for seven days' business, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for— "I shall seek food for the sick, or I shall seek food for the sick's attendant, or I shall seek medicine for the sick, or I shall inquire, or I shall attend." For seven days, one should stay. Here, monks, a novice monk has arisen discontent... ...or a novice monk has arisen remorse... ...or a novice monk has arisen wrong view... ...or a novice monk desires to ask about the rains retreat. If he sends a messenger to the monks— "I desire to ask about the rains retreat, let the monks come, I wish for the monks' coming"— one should go, monks, for seven days' business, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for— "I shall... or I will explain.” For seven days, a gathering should be made. Here, monks, a novice monk wishes to receive ordination. If he sends a messenger to the bhikkhus: “I wish to receive ordination, may the bhikkhus come, I desire the bhikkhus’ coming,” then, monks, one should go for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for: “I will make an effort for the ordination, or I will announce it, or I will be a quorum member.” For seven days, a gathering should be made. 197. Here, monks, a novice nun is sick. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus: “I am sick, may the venerable ones come, I desire the venerable ones’ coming,” then, monks, one should go for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for: “I will seek out sick-food, or I will seek out attendant-food, or I will seek out sick-medicine, or I will ask, or I will attend.” For seven days, a gathering should be made. Here, monks, a novice nun has arisen discontent… …a novice nun has arisen remorse… …a novice nun has arisen wrong view… …a novice nun wishes to ask about the rains retreat. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus: “I wish to ask about the rains retreat, may the venerable ones come, I desire the venerable ones’ coming,” then, monks, one should go for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for: “or I will ask, or I will explain.” For seven days, a gathering should be made. Here, monks, a novice nun wishes to undertake the training. If she sends a messenger to the bhikkhus: “I wish to undertake the training, may the venerable ones come, I desire the venerable ones’ coming,” then, monks, one should go for a seven-day task, even if not sent for, how much more if sent for: “I will make an effort for the undertaking of training.” For seven days, a gathering should be made. Even if not sent for, in five cases, a The permission is concluded. 111. Permission for seven, even if not sent for. 198. Now at that time, a certain monk's mother was ill. She sent a messenger to her son, saying: "I am ill. Let my son come. I wish for my son to come." Then it occurred to that monk: "The Blessed One has prescribed that for seven (persons), one may go for a seven-day duty if sent for, but not if not sent for. For five (persons), one may go for a seven-day duty even if not sent for, much more so if sent for. And this mother of mine is ill, and she is not a lay follower. How then should I act?" They reported this matter to the Blessed One. "I permit, monks, for seven (persons), to go for a seven-day duty even if not sent for, much more so if sent for. For a monk, a nun, a female trainee, a novice monk, a novice nun, and for one's mother and father— I permit, monks, for these seven, to go for a seven-day duty even if not sent for, much more so if sent for. A stay of seven days should be made." Here now, monks, if a monk's mother is ill.