Those monks will act on what my friends say. They will listen and pay careful attention,’ then he should leave. There’s no offense for breaking the rains residence.” Nuns pursuing schism “It may happen that a monk who has entered the rains residence hears that a number of nuns in such-and-such a monastery are pursuing schism in the Sangha. ‘Those nuns are my friends. I must tell them that the Buddha has said that schism in the Sangha is a serious matter, and I must ask them not to consent to it. They will act on what I say. They will listen and pay careful attention,’ then he should leave. There’s no offense for breaking the rains residence.