I allow the most senior monk either to give a teaching himself or to ask someone else.” 12. Discussion of questioning on the Monastic Law On one occasion the monks from the group of six questioned others on the Monastic Law in the midst of the Sangha without being approved. “You shouldn’t question others on the Monastic Law in the midst of the Sangha without being approved. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct. I allow you to question others on the Monastic Law in the midst of the Sangha after being approved. And it should be done like this. One is either approved through oneself or through someone else. How is one approved through oneself? A competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha: