VII kaṭhinakkhandhako

Now at that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying near Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.

And at that time thirty monks from Pāva—all of them wilderness dwellers; all of them almsfood eaters; all of them cast-off cloth wearers; all of them triple-robe wearers—going to Sāvatthī to see the Blessed One as the time for entering for the Rains was nearing, were unable to reach Sāvatthī in time to enter for the Rains. Along the road, at Sāketa, they entered for the Rains.

They spent the Rains frustrated, (thinking,) “The Blessed One is staying right in the area—six yojanas from here—but we don’t get to see him.”

Then the monks, having completed the Rains after the passing of three months, when the Invitation was done, went to Sāvatthī as the devas were raining down, through standing water and mud, with their robes soaked, looking exhausted, and went to Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, and to the Blessed One. On arrival, they bowed down to him and sat to one side.

It is customary for Buddhas, Blessed Ones, to exchange pleasantries with incoming monks.

Then the Blessed One said to the monks, “Is it agreeable, monks? Are you getting by? Did you spend the Rains harmoniously, cordially, without dispute, and not have difficulty in going for alms?”

“It’s agreeble, O Blessed One. We’re getting by. And we spent the Rains harmoniously, cordial, without dispute—and we didn’t have difficulty in going for alms.

“Lord, we thirty monks from Pāva, coming to Sāvatthī to see the Blessed One as the time for entering for the Rains was nearing, were unable to reach Sāvatthī in time to enter for the Rains. Along the road, at Sāketa, we entered for the Rains.

“We spent the Rains frustrated, (thinking,) ‘The Blessed One is staying right in the area—six yojanas from here—but we don’t get to see him.’

“Then, lord, having completed the Rains after the passing of three months, when the Invitation was done, we came along the road as the devas were raining down, through standing water and mud, with our robes soaked, looking exhausted.”

Then the Blessed One, having given a Dhamma talk with regard to this cause, to this incident, addressed the monks:

“I allow that the kaṭhina be spread by monks who have completed the Rains.”

“For those who have spread the kaṭhina, five things will be proper: going away without having asked permission (Pc 46), going away without taking (all three robes) (NP 2), a group meal (Pc 32), (undetermined) robe-cloth as long as is needed/wanted (NP 1, NP 3), and whatever robe-cloth arises there will be theirs. [BMC, Mv.VIII.24.2, Mv.VIII.24.5-6, Mv.VIII.32]

“For those who have spread the kaṭhina, these five things will be proper.

“And this, monks, is how the kaṭhina should be spread:

“An experienced and competent monk should inform the Saṅgha:

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. This kaṭhina-cloth has arisen for the Saṅgha.

“‘If the Saṅgha is ready, it should give this kaṭhina-cloth to the monk named so-and-so to spread the kaṭhina.

“‘This is the motion.

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. This kaṭhina-cloth has arisen for the Saṅgha.

“‘The Saṅgha is giving this kaṭhina-cloth to the monk named so-and-so to spread the kaṭhina.

“‘He to whom the giving of this kaṭhina-cloth to the monk named so-and-so to spread the kaṭhina is agreeable should remain silent. He to whom it is not agreeable should speak.

“‘This kaṭhina-cloth is given by the Saṅgha to the monk named so-and-so to spread the kaṭhina.

“‘This is agreeable to the Saṅgha, therefore it is silent.

“‘Thus do I hold it.’

“Monks, in this way is the kaṭhina (properly) spread; in this way is it not (properly) spread:

“And how is the kaṭhina not spread?

“Not simply by marking is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by washing is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by calculating the cloth is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by cutting is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by tacking is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by basting is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by making a seam is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by reinforcing is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by making a border is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by making a binding is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by patching is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not simply by wool-mashing1 is the kaṭhina spread.

1. This is apparently an idiom for insufficient dyeing.

“Not through making a sign is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not through roundabout talking is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with borrowed (cloth) is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with (cloth) kept overnight is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with (cloth) to be forfeited is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with (cloth) not made proper is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with anything other than an outer robe is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with anything other than an upper robe is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not with anything other than a lower robe is the kaṭhina spread1.

1. This means anything other than these three.

“Not with anything other than (a robe) made of five or more than five field-plots [sections], cut that very day, is the kaṭhina spread.

“Not otherwise than through the spreading by an individual is the kaṭhina spread.

“And even if the kaṭhina is spread,

“but one expresses approval while standing outside the territory, thus, too, is the kaṭhina not (properly) spread.

“In this way, monks, the kaṭhina is not (properly) spread.

“And how, monks, is the kaṭhina (properly) spread?

“The kaṭhina is spread with what is unsoiled.

“The kaṭhina is spread with what is made unsoiled.

“The kaṭhina is spread with a rag.

“The kaṭhina is spread with what is cast off.

“The kaṭhina is spread with shop-remnant cloth.

“(Having received the cloth) without making a sign is the kaṭhina spread.

“Without roundabout talking is the kaṭhina spread.

“With (cloth) not borrowed is the kaṭhina spread.

“With (cloth) not kept overnight is the kaṭhina spread.

“With (cloth) not to be forfeited is the kaṭhina spread.

“With (cloth) made proper is the kaṭhina spread.

“With an outer robe is the kaṭhina spread.

“With an upper robe is the kaṭhina spread.

“With a lower robe is the kaṭhina spread.

“With (a robe) made of five or more than five field-plots [sections], cut that very day, is the kaṭhina spread.

“Through the spreading by an individual is the kaṭhina spread.

“If the kaṭhina is spread,

“and if one expresses approval while standing inside the territory, thus, too, is the kaṭhina (properly) spread.

“In this way, monks, the kaṭhina is (properly) spread.

“And how is the kaṭhina dismantled?

“These eight are the headings for the dismantling of the kaṭhina: reaching through going away, reaching through (the robe’s) being finished, reaching through a resolution (not to make a robe or to return), reaching through (the cloth’s) being lost, reaching through hearing (of the agreement to end the privileges), reaching through a disappointment of an expectation (for robe-cloth), reaching through going beyond the territory, dismantling together.” [BMC: 1 2]

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, taking a robe that has been finished, goes away (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going away.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth (that has not been made into a robe).

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made1.

1. The verb kāreti is the causative form of karoti: ‘he makes’. So that means that he either makes it himself or gets someone else to make it.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, thinking, ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, thinking, ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, thinking, ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.”

The Set of Seven on Taking, the first, is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, having accepted1 a robe that has been finished, goes away (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

1. It is unclear what exactly the distinction is between ādāya “taking/having taken” and samādāya “accepting/having accepted”. The Commentary offers no explanation.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going away.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth (that has not been made into a robe).

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth, thinking, ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth, thinking, ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth, thinking, ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.

The Set of Seven on Accepting, the second, is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, he finishes the robe.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, he finishes the robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, he finishes the robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.“

The Set of Six on Taking, the third, is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, he finishes the robe.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, he finishes the robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, he finishes the robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.”

The Set of Six on Accepting, the fourth, is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I won’t make this robe either.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he makes a robe.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.”

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted robe-cloth.

(Thus it should be expanded in the same way as the section on taking.)

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, taking a half-finished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

(Thus it should be expanded in the same way as the section on accepting.)

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe.

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I won’t make this robe either.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he has the robe made.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he has the robe made.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away, having accepted an unfinished robe, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he has the robe made.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.”

The Recitation Section on Taking is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth.

“Having gone outside the territory the thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here. I won’t return.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed1.

1. This means that he didn’t get enough cloth to finish the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory the thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here. I won’t return.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

The Set of Twelve on What One Didn’t Expect is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He finishes the robe.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory the thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here. I won’t return.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘Because they’ve dismantled the kaṭhina (privileges) in that monastery, I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘Because they’ve dismantled the kaṭhina (privileges) in that monastery, I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘Because they’ve dismantled the kaṭhina (privileges) in that monastery, I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘Because they’ve dismantled the kaṭhina (privileges) in that monastery, I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“He has the robe made.

“When he has finished the robe, he hears that ‘(The monks) in that residence, they say, have dismantled the kaṭhina.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through hearing.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory the thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here. I won’t return.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“He has the robe made.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away with the expectation of (receiving) robe-cloth, (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he expected, and what he didn’t expect, he doesn’t get.

“He has the robe made.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.”

The Set of Twelve on What One Expected is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other.

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other.

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other.

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other.

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here. I won’t return.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other, thinking, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other, thinking, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other, thinking, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other, thinking, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth. He gets what he didn’t expect, and what he expected, he doesn’t get.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away on some business or other without determining: The thought doesn’t occur to him, ‘I’ll return.’ The thought also doesn’t occur to him, ‘I won’t return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the expectation of robe-cloth arises for him.

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will attend to that expectation of robe-cloth right here. I won’t return.’

“He attends to that expectation of robe-cloth.

“His expectation of robe-cloth is disappointed.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through the disappointment of an expectation.

The Set of Twelve on Business is finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, still laying claim to a portion of robe-cloth. When he has gone to the faraway place, the monks ask him, ‘Friend, where did you spend the Rains? Where is your portion of robe-cloth?’

“Laying claim to”: wanting.

“He says, ‘I spent the Rains in such-and-such residence, and my portion of robe-cloth is there.’

“They say, ‘Friend, go and bring back the robe-cloth. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“He goes to the (first) residence and asks the monks, ‘Friends, where is my portion of robe-cloth?’

“They say, ‘Friend, here is your portion of robe-cloth. Where will you go?’

“He says, ‘I will go to the residence called such-and-such. There the monks will make a robe for me.’

“They say, ‘Enough, friend. Don’t go. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make [have them make] this robe right here. I won’t return (to the other monastery).’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, …

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, …

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, still laying claim to a portion of robe-cloth.

“When he has gone to the faraway place, the monks ask him, ‘Friend, where did you spend the Rains? Where is your portion of robe-cloth?’

“He says, ‘I spent the Rains in such-and-such residence, and my portion of robe-cloth is there.’

“They say, ‘Friend, go and bring back the robe-cloth. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“He goes to the (first) residence and asks the monks, ‘Friends, where is my portion of robe-cloth?’

“They say, ‘Friend, here is your portion of robe-cloth.’

“Taking the robe-cloth, he goes to the (second) residence.

“Along the road, monks ask him, ‘Friend, where are you going?’

“He says, ‘I’m going to the residence called such-and-such. There the monks will make a robe for me.’

“They say, ‘Enough, friend. Don’t go. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, still laying claim to a portion of robe-cloth.

“When he has gone to the faraway place, the monks ask him, ‘Friend, where did you spend the Rains? Where is your portion of robe-cloth?’

“He says, ‘I spent the Rains in such-and-such residence, and my portion of robe-cloth is there.’

“They say, ‘Friend, go and bring back the robe-cloth. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“He goes to the (first) residence and asks the monks, ‘Friends, where is my portion of robe-cloth?’

“They say, ‘Friend, here is your portion of robe-cloth.’

“Taking the robe-cloth, he goes to the (second) residence.

“Along the road, monks ask him, ‘Friend, where are you going?’

“He says, ‘I’m going to the residence called such-and-such. There the monks will make a robe for me.’

“They say, ‘Enough, friend. Don’t go. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, still laying claim to a portion of robe-cloth.

“When he has gone to the faraway place, the monks ask him, ‘Friend, where did you spend the Rains? Where is your portion of robe-cloth?’

“He says, ‘I spent the Rains in such-and-such residence, and my portion of robe-cloth is there.’

“They say, ‘Friend, go and bring back the robe-cloth. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“He goes to the (first) residence and asks the monks, ‘Friends, where is my portion of robe-cloth?’

“They say, ‘Friend, here is your portion of robe-cloth.’

“Taking the robe-cloth, he goes to the (second) residence.

“Along the road, monks ask him, ‘Friend, where are you going?’

“He says, ‘I’m going to the residence called such-and-such. There the monks will make a robe for me.’

“They say, ‘Enough, friend. Don’t go. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, still laying claim to a portion of robe-cloth.

“When he has gone to the faraway place, the monks ask him, ‘Friend, where did you spend the Rains? Where is your portion of robe-cloth?’

“He says, ‘I spent the Rains in such-and-such residence, and my portion of robe-cloth is there.’

“They say, ‘Friend, go and bring back the robe-cloth. We’ll make the robe for you here.’

“He goes to the (first) residence and asks the monks, ‘Friends, where is my portion of robe-cloth?’

“They say, ‘Friend, here is your portion of robe-cloth.’

“Taking the robe-cloth, he goes to the (second) residence.

“When he has gone to the (second) residence, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, …

“The thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, goes away to a faraway place, …

“‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

The Set of Nine on Laying Claim in finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, taking robe-cloth, goes away looking for a comfortable residence, (thinking,) ‘I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the robe’s) being finished.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, taking robe-cloth, goes away looking for a comfortable residence, (thinking,) ‘I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I’ll neither make this robe nor return.’

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through a resolution.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, taking robe-cloth, goes away looking for a comfortable residence, (thinking,) ‘I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, the thought occurs to him, ‘I will make this robe right here. I won’t return.’

“He has the robe made.

“While his robe is being made, it gets lost.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through (the cloth’s) being lost.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, taking robe-cloth, goes away looking for a comfortable residence, (thinking,) ‘I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he has the robe made.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he spends time outside (the residence) until the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is reached through going beyond the (time) territory.

“A monk, when the kaṭhina has been spread, taking robe-cloth, goes away looking for a comfortable residence, (thinking,) ‘I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll go to such-and-such residence. There I’ll be comfortable; there I will stay. If I’m not comfortable, I’ll return.’

“Having gone outside the territory, he has the robe made.

“Having finished the robe, thinking, ‘I will return. I will return,’ he is present for the dismantling of the kaṭhina.

“That monk’s kaṭhina-dismantling is together with (that of the other) monks.”

The Set of Five on a Comfortable Residence is finished.

“Monks, there are these two constraints for (maintaining) the kaṭhina.

“And which are the two constraints for the kaṭhina?

“The residence constraint and the robe constraint.

“And how is there the residence constraint?

“There is the case where a monk, either dwelling in a residence or intent on that residence goes away (thinking,) ‘I will return.’

“This is how there is the residence constraint.

“And how is there the robe constraint?

“There is the case where a monk’s robe is unfinished or half-finished or his expectation for robe-cloth has not yet been disappointed.

“This is how there is the robe constraint.

“These are the two constraints for the kaṭhina.

“And which are the two non-constraints for the kaṭhina?

“The residence non-constraint and the robe non-constraint.

“And how is there the residence non-constraint?

“There is the case where a monk goes away from that residence with a sense of abandoning, a sense of disgorging, a sense of being freed, a lack of intent (to return), (thinking,) ‘I won’t return.’

“This is how there is the residence non-constraint.

“And how is there the robe non-constraint?

“There is the case where a monk’s robe is finished or lost or destroyed or burned or his expectation for robe-cloth has been disappointed.

“This is how there is the robe non-constraint.

“These are the two non-constraints for the kaṭhina.”

The Kaṭhina Khandhaka, the seventh, is finished.

In this khandhaka the cases are twelve and the formulas (produce) 118.

Thirty monks from Pāva,

stayed at Sāketa, frustrated.

Completing the Rains,

soaked with water,

They came to see the Victor.

This is the story of the Kaṭhina,

and five things are proper:

without permission, without taking,

likewise a group meal,

as long as needed, and what arises

will belong to the spreaders.

The motion: it’s spread like this;

and like this is it not spread,

marking and washing,

calculating and cutting,

tacking, basting, a seam,

reinforcing, the border,

binding, patching,

mashing, making a sign, and talking.

borrowed, kept, to be forfeited,

improper, other than those three;

other than five or more

(made) with cuttings and a border.

Not other than by an individual

is it right.

One standing outside the territory approves:

The kaṭhina is un-spread—

this was taught by the Buddha.

Unsoiled, or made so, a rag,

cast-off, and shop-remnant,

without making a sign or roundabout talk,

not borrowed, not kept,

not to be forfeited, made proper,

and with the three robes,

five or more

cut, with a border.

The spreading of an individual is right;

one standing in the territory approves:

Thus is the kaṭhina spread.

The eight headings for dismantling:

Reaching through going away, finishing,

a resolution, being lost,

hearing, disappointment of expectation,

the territory, dismantling together as the eighth.

Taking a finished robe,

he went, “I won’t return.”

For him the dismantling of the kaṭhina,

is reached through going away.

Taking robe-cloth, he set out,

outside the territory he thought, “Here

I’ll make it. I won’t return.”

The dismantling of the kaṭhina

is when it’s finished.

Taking it, outside the territory, “Neither

(will I make it) nor return”—

his intention,

For him, then,

the dismantling of the kaṭhina,

would be reached through a resolution.

Taking robe-cloth, he set out,

outside the territory he thought, “Here

I’ll make it. I won’t return.”

As it was being made, it was lost.

For him the dismantling of the kaṭhina,

is reached through being lost.

Taking it, he set out, “I’ll return.”

Outside, he made the robe.

When it was made, he heard,

“The kaṭhina’s been dismantled there.”

For him the dismantling of the kaṭhina,

is reached through hearing.

Taking it , he set out, “I’ll return.”

Outside, he made the robe.

The robe was finished outside;

he was inclined to (go to the)

dismantling of the kaṭhina.

For him the dismantling of the kaṭhina,

is reached through going beyond

the (time) territory.

Taking it, he set out, “I’ll return.”

Outside, he made the robe.

The robe was finished, “I’ll return.”

He made it to the

dismantling of the kaṭhina.

For him the dismantling of the kaṭhina,

happens together with the monks.

Taking and accepting,

seven and seven,

the results are analyzed.

There’s no result of

reaching by going away,

in the Six on Unfinished.

Taking it, going outside the territory,

“I’ll make it.” This happens:

finishing and resolving,

and getting lost—these three.

Taking it, “I won’t return,

I’ll make it outside the territory.”

finishing, also resolving,

and getting lost—these three.

Without determining—

it neither occurred to him—

the method of the previous three forms.

Taking it, he set out, “I’ll return.

I’ll make it outside the territory.”

“I won’t return,” he made it:

The dismantling of the kaṭhina

is when it’s finished.

A resolution, being lost,

hearing, going outside the territory,

with the monks—it would happen:

thus fifteen results.

Accepting, unfinished,

and then accepting again:

These four sections

all have fifteen forms.

What’s unexpected and what’s expected,

and business: they’re three.

By the method, it should be discerned:

three of them, in twelves.

Laying claim,

comfort in five forms there,

constraints and non-constraints:

By this method is the recitation done.