On one occasion an alms-collecting monk saw a valuable bedspread and had the intention to steal it. … “There’s no offense for the arising of a thought.” … and touched it, intending to steal it. … “There’s no offense entailing expulsion, but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.” … and made it stir, intending to steal it. … “There’s no offense entailing expulsion, but there’s a serious offense.” … and moved it from its base, intending to steal it. … “You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a monk saw some goods during the day. He took note of them with the thought, “I’ll steal them at night.” And he stole them, thinking they were the ones he had seen. … But he stole other goods, thinking they were the ones he had seen. … And he stole them, thinking they were other than the ones he had seen. … But he stole other goods, thinking they were other than the ones he had seen. He became anxious … “You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.” On one occasion a monk saw some goods during the day. He took note of them with the thought, “I’ll steal them at night.” But he stole his own goods, thinking they were the ones he had seen. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing expulsion, but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”