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[428] If the food is offered to the bowl by one, two or many, all of it should be considered as one *datti*. If many people offer food to the bowl, all of it should be considered as one *datti*. 44. If a *karpaatra-bhoji* *nirgrantha* householder enters a house for food, and the householder offers food to the *bhikkhu's* hand, then the number of times the householder offers food should be counted as the number of *dattis*. If the householder offers food to the *bhikkhu's* hand using a ladle, cloth or sieve without stopping, then all of it should be considered as one *datti*. If many householders offer food to the *bhikkhu's* hand, all of it should be considered as one *datti*. 43. If a *paatra-dhari* *nirgrantha* householder enters a house for food, and the householder offers food to the bowl, then the number of times the householder offers food should be counted as the number of *dattis*. If the householder offers food to the bowl using a ladle, cloth or sieve without stopping, then all of it should be considered as one *datti*. If many householders offer food to the bowl, all of it should be considered as one *datti*. / Discussion - The *Sapta-Saptathika* and other *bhikkhu* images describe the number of *dattis* for receiving food. This *sutra* explains the nature of *datti*.