The Sangha has designated such-and-such a dwelling as a storeroom. The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I will remember it thus.’”

Soon, the robe-cloth in the Sangha’s storeroom was not looked after. “You should appoint a monk who has five qualities as the storeman: he’s not biased by favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear, and he knows what is and what isn’t protected. And he should be appointed like this. First a monk should be asked, and then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. If the Sangha is ready, it should appoint monk so-and-so as the storeman. This is the motion. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The Sangha appoints monk so-and-so as the storeman. Any monk who approves of appointing monk so-and-so as the storeman should remain silent. Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up. The Sangha has appointed monk so-and-so as the storeman. The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I will remember it thus.’”

Soon afterwards the monks from the group of six dismissed the storeman. “You shouldn’t dismiss the storeman. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”

The distribution of robe-cloth