1. At that time the Samgha's store-room was over-full of clothes.
Now the Bhikkhus, who were to distribute the clothes, thought: 'What portion of cloth shall be given to the Sâmaneras?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you give to the Sâmaneras half a portion.'
203:1 Buddhaghosa: 'If there are robes of the same quality, for instance, each worth ten (kâhâpanas), for all Bhikkhus, it is all right; if they are not, they must take together the robes which are worth nine or eight, with those which are worth one or two, and thus they must make equal portions.'
203:2 'In case the day should not suffice for distributing the robes to the Bhikkhus one by one' (Buddhaghosa).
