There is no offense: if it is from relatives; if it is from those who have given an invitation; if it is for the benefit of another; if it is by means of his own property; if the householder wishes to buy something expensive, but the monk has them buy something inexpensive; if he is insane; if he is the first offender. The training rule on requesting a fine robe from a fund, the eighth, is finished.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Great Analysis The chapter on relinquishment The subchapter on robes Requesting a fine robe from a combined fund

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