There’s an offense of wrong conduct for the reciters. On the observance day, four or more resident monks may have gathered together in a certain monastery. there are other resident monks who haven’t arrived. They think, ‘It’s allowable for us to do the observance-day ceremony; it’s not unallowable.’ Being anxious, they do the observance-day ceremony and recite the Monastic Code. While they’re doing it, a smaller number of resident monks arrive. In such a case, what has been recited is valid, and the remainder should be listened to. There’s an offense of wrong conduct for the reciters. On the observance day, four or more resident monks may have gathered together in a certain monastery. there are other resident monks who haven’t arrived.