Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c22.s8.4

v1.c22.s8.4

With the increase in the number of monks and devotees bestowing gifts on the *sangha*, it became indispensable to appoint further office-bearers for maintaining concord in the *sangha*. They were: (v) *senāsanagāhāpaka*, *i.e.*, the monk who was entrusted with the duty of accepting *vihāras*, *parivenas*, etc., on behalf of the *sangha*;³ (vi) *senāsanapaññāpaka* or the distributor of beds and seats within a monastery, cave-dwelling, etc., (vii) *bhaṇḍāgārika* or the store-keeper; (viii) *cīvarapaṭiggāhāpaka* or the receiver of upper robes; (ix) *cīvarabhājaka* or the distributor of upper robes; (x) *sāṭiyagāhāpaka* or the receiver of under-garment; (xi) *appamattakavissajjaka* or the distributor of trifling things, like needles, girdles and stores; (xii) *pattagāhāpaka* or the receiver of bowls.