Confirmation of the initiation into monkhood through ordination ceremonyThat Cāritra (ascetic conduct) in which the initiation into Sāmāyika (2) Cāritra (preliminary initiation into ascetic conduct) is concluded and ordination is made through detailed classification of five Mahāvratas (great vows).
chedana - vibhāgena mahāvrataṣu upasthāpyate iti chedopasthāpyam.
(Jaisidī 6.5 Vṛ)