If it is more than ten days and he perceives it as more, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

If it is more than ten days, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it is more than ten days, but he perceives it as less, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been determined, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been assigned to another, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been given away, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been lost, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been destroyed, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been broken, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been stolen, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he uses an almsbowl that should be relinquished without first relinquishing it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is less than ten days, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is less than ten days, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is less than ten days and he perceives it as less, there is no offense.

Non-offenses There is no offense:

if, within ten days, it has been determined, assigned to another, given away, lost, destroyed, broken, stolen, or taken on trust; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

Soon afterwards the monks from the group of six did not give back a relinquished bowl. They told the Buddha. “Monks, a relinquished almsbowl should be given back. If you don’t give it back, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” The training rule on keeping an extra almsbowl beyond ten days, the first, is finished.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Great Analysis The chapter on relinquishment The subchapter on almsbowls Exchanging an almsbowl with fewer than five mends

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