On one occasion a monk and a novice monk were nursing someone together. While they were doing so, the patient died. The monk nurse thought, “What share of the robes should be given to the novice-monk nurse?” “I allow you to give an equal share to the novice-monk nurse.”

On one occasion a monk with many possessions had died. “When a monk dies, the Sangha becomes the owner of his bowl and robes. Still, the nurses have been very helpful. I allow the Sangha to give the three robes and the bowl to the nurses. The present Sangha should distribute his ordinary possessions. His valuable possessions are for the Sangha as a whole, both present and future. They’re not to be given out, not to be distributed.”

25. Discussion of the prohibition against nakedness