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English version: If one should start the Pravarana (长净, end of rainy season retreat ceremony) from a small boundary, and if a Bhikshu (比丘, Buddhist monk) asks: 'Now is the time for Pravarana, why are you doing the Pratimoksha (长净, purification ceremony)?' They should answer: 'You are a guest Bhikshu, you should know that we long-term residents have our own rules.' If the guest Bhikshu says: 'Alright, let's do the Pratimoksha together.' After the matter is finished, wait for them to disperse, then reassemble and separately perform the Pravarana. If, when performing the Pravarana, there is a sick Bhikshu in the room who cannot come, and he doesn't know how to perform the Pravarana, he should be told: 'If you can come, then come. If you cannot come, you should bring your consent (欲, chanda) and Pravarana (随意, permission).' Send a messenger to the sick Bhikshu and tell him: 'You go to the place of Pravarana.' If he can go, that's good; if he cannot, he should give his consent and Pravarana. At the time of Pravarana, there are four situations: either there is a matter but no person, or there is a person but no matter, or both exist, or neither exists. What is called 'there is a matter but no person'? If at the time of Pravarana, there is no ability to discern, no awareness of gender, not good at distinguishing good things, and also doesn't know how to do good. If living near the place of the Devas (天神, deities), or facing the place of the Devas, or there are women and young girls, or cursing the Devas, speaking all kinds of evil words, or doing impure acts, or the Devas are angry, coming to the temple gate, saying like this: 'Venerable ones (贤首, leaders of the Sangha), what you are doing is not good, very unlawful, how can you venerable ones do such and such things?' But not specifically pointing out: 'So-and-so (某甲, specific person) has a fault.' This is called 'there is a matter but no person.' What is called 'there is a person but no matter'? When it comes to Pravarana, as described extensively before. The Devas are angry, coming to the temple gate, saying like this: 'So-and-so Bhikshu (某甲比丘, specific person), has offended me.' But not saying: 'There is such and such a transgression.' This is called 'there is a person but no matter.' What is called 'there is a matter and a person'? That is, stating the transgression and the person's name, this is called 'there is a matter and a person.' What is called 'there is no person and no matter'? Because both are absent, this is what is called the four situations. Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Pravarana (根本说一切有部毗奈耶随意事) - Volume 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------