Due to the weariness experienced by both bhikkhus and aspirants traveling to the Bhagavā for ordination (`upasampadā`), the Bhagavā, after reflection, decided to authorise bhikkhus to conduct these ordinations themselves in their respective regions. He then detailed the ordination process, which includes preparatory actions like shaving and donning robes, paying homage, and culminates in the aspirant thrice reciting the Three Refuges (taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha). The Bhagavā declared that this act of taking the Three Refuges itself constitutes both `pabbajjā` (going forth) and `upasampadā` (higher ordination).
