Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s12.4

v1.c19.s12.4

The general rule regarding the distribution of robes was that a residing bhikkhu in an āvāsa was entitled to a share in the robes, and if among the residing bhikkhus any one went away beyond the limits of the āvāsa without the intention of coming back, he was excluded from a share in the division. One, who had the intention of coming back but failed to do so before the last day of Kaṭhina ceremony, lost his privilege of sharing the robes.²