Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āpattiṁ āpanno hoti. So tassā āpattiyā anāpattidiṭṭhi hoti, aññe bhikkhū tassā āpattiyā āpattidiṭṭhino honti. Te ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ evaṁ jānanti—‘ayaṁ kho āyasmā bahussuto āgatāgamo dhammadharo vinayadharo mātikādharo paṇḍito byatto medhāvī lajjī kukkuccako sikkhākāmo. Sace mayaṁ imaṁ bhikkhuṁ āpattiyā adassane ukkhipissāma, na mayaṁ iminā bhikkhunā saddhiṁ uposathaṁ karissāma, vinā iminā bhikkhunā uposathaṁ karissāma, bhavissati saṅghassa tatonidānaṁ bhaṇḍanaṁ kalaho viggaho vivādo saṅghabhedo saṅgharāji saṅghavavatthānaṁ saṅghanānākaraṇan’ti, bhedagarukehi, bhikkhave, bhikkhūhi na so bhikkhu āpattiyā adassane ukkhipitabbo.