At one time a number of monks made an arrangement, stole some goods, and shared them out. Each one of them received a share worth less than five <i lang='pi' translate='no'>māsaka</i> coins. They said, “We’re not expelled.” They told the Buddha. “You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion when Sāvatthī was short of food, a monk took a handful of rice from a shopkeeper, intending to steal it. He became anxious … “You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.” On one occasion when Sāvatthī was short of food, a monk stole a handful of mung beans from a shopkeeper, intending to steal it. … a handful of black gram … a handful of sesame from a shopkeeper, intending to steal it. He became anxious … “You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

At one time in the Dark Wood near Sāvatthī, thieves killed a cow, ate some of the flesh, put the remainder aside, and went away. Some monks had it offered and ate it, perceiving it as discarded. The thieves accused those monks, saying, “You’re not monastics anymore!” They became anxious … “There’s no offense for one who perceives something as discarded.” At one time in the Dark Wood near Sāvatthī, thieves killed a pig, ate some of the flesh, put the remainder aside, and went away. Some monks had it offered and ate it, perceiving it as discarded. The thieves accused those monks, saying, “You’re not monastics anymore!” They became anxious … “There’s no offense for one who perceives something as discarded.”