Monks pursuing schism “It may happen that a monk who has entered the rains residence sees a number of monks who are pursuing schism in the Sangha. ‘The Buddha has said that schism in the Sangha is a serious matter. I don’t want the Sangha to be divided in my presence,’ he should leave. There’s no offense for breaking the rains residence. It may happen that a monk who has entered the rains residence hears that a number of monks in such-and-such a monastery are pursuing schism in the Sangha. ‘The Buddha has said that schism in the Sangha is a serious matter. I don’t want the Sangha to be divided in my presence,’ he should leave. There’s no offense for breaking the rains residence.