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get any. The Bhikkhus who had got nothing, said: 'Friends, give us also a part (of your pamsukûlas).' They replied, 'We will not give you a part, friends; why did you not get (them yourselves)?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you give a part (even) against your will to Bhikkhus who have gone (to the cemetery) together with yourselves.'
5. At that time a number of Bhikkhus were travelling on the road in the Kosala country. They went off (the road) to a cemetery in order to get themselves pamsukûla robes, after having made an agreement (about the distribution of what they were to find). Some of the Bhikkhus got themselves pamsukulas, other Bhikkhus did not get any. The Bhikkhus who had got nothing, said: 'Friends, give us also a part (of the pamsukûlas).' They replied, 'We will not give you a part, friends; why did you not get (them yourselves)?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you give a part, (even) against your will, to Bhikkhus who have gone (with you to the cemetery) after having made with you an agreement (about the distribution of the pamsukulas).'
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1. At that time people went to the Arâma with robes (which they intended to present to the
1 It will be as well to remind the reader that here and in the following chapters kîvar a can mean both 'a robe' and 'cloth for making robes.'
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