(Mv.II.24.1) [183] Now on that occasion a certain monk’s relatives seized him on the Uposatha day. They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

“There is the case where relatives seize a monk on an Uposatha day.

“They should be addressed by the monks, ‘Please, sirs, will you release this monk for a moment while he performs the Uposatha?’

(Mv.II.24.2) “If this can be managed, well and good. If not, the relatives should be addressed by the monks, ‘Please, sirs, will you move aside for a moment while this monk gives his purity?’

“If this can be managed, well and good. If not, the relatives should be addressed by the monks, ‘Please, sirs, will you take this monk outside the territory for a moment while the Saṅgha performs the Uposatha?’

“If this can be managed, well and good. If not, then not even then should a transaction be performed by a factional Saṅgha. If (the Saṅgha) should perform it: an offense of wrong doing.

(Mv.II.24.3) “There is the case where kings seize a monk on an Uposatha day. …

“criminals seize him …

“mischief-makers seize him …

“opponents of the monks seize him.

“They should be addressed by the monks, ‘Please, sirs, will you release this monk for a moment while he performs the Uposatha?’

“If this can be managed, well and good. If not, the opponents of the monks should be addressed by the monks, ‘Please, sirs, will you move aside for a moment while this monk gives his purity?’

“If this can be managed, well and good. If not, the opponents of the monks should be addressed by the monks, ‘Please, sirs, will you take this monk outside the territory for a moment while the Saṅgha performs the Uposatha?’

“If this can be managed, well and good. If not, then not even then should a transaction be performed by a faction of the Saṅgha. If (the Saṅgha) should perform it: an offense of wrong doing.