And there are three sizes of bowls: the large bowl, the medium bowl, and the small bowl. The large bowl: it holds half an <i lang='pi' translate='no'>āḷhaka</i> measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry. The medium bowl: it holds a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>nāḷika</i> measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry. The small bowl: it holds a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>pattha</i> measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry. Anything larger than this is not a bowl, nor anything smaller. If he keeps it longer than that, it becomes subject to relinquishment: it becomes subject to relinquishment at dawn on the eleventh day. The bowl should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual. “And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. After approaching the Sangha, that monk should arrange his upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior monks. He should then squat on his heels, raise his joined palms, and say, ‘Venerables, this almsbowl, which I have kept over ten days, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’” After relinquishing it, he should confess the offense. The confession should be received by a competent and capable monk. The relinquished bowl is then to be given back: “Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. This almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by monk so-and-so, has been relinquished to the Sangha. If the Sangha is ready, it should give this bowl back to monk so-and-so.”