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 not my friends, but we have friends in common. If I speak to my friends, they will tell those nuns what the Buddha has said about schism in the Sangha being a serious matter, and they will ask them not to consent to it. Those nuns 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. It may happen that a monk who has entered the rains residence hears