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## Fourth Precept:
**217.27.** If a **Gana-avchhedaka** wishes to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**, it is not permissible for him to do so without informing his own **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka**. However, it is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** after informing his own **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka**. It is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka** without asking permission. It is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka** after asking permission. If they give permission, then it is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**. If they do not give permission, then it is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**. It is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** without explaining the reason. It is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** after explaining the reason.
**28.** If an **Aarya-Upadhyaya** wishes to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**, it is not permissible for him to do so without informing his own **Aarya-Upadhyaya**. However, it is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** after informing his own **Aarya-Upadhyaya**. It is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka** without asking permission. It is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka** after asking permission. If they give permission, then it is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**. If they do not give permission, then it is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**. It is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** without explaining the reason. It is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** after explaining the reason.
**26.** If a **Bhikshu** wishes to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** of a different **Gana**, it is not permissible for him to do so without informing his own **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka**. However, it is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** after informing his own **Aarya** or **Gana-avchhedaka**. If they give permission, then it is permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**. If they do not give permission, then it is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya**. It is not permissible for him to give a discourse to another **Aarya** or **Upadhyaya** without explaining the reason.