but it is lost while being made. For that monk the robe season ends when the robe-cloth is lost. A monk who has participated in the robe-making ceremony takes an unfinished robe and leaves the monastery, thinking, “I’ll return.” When he is outside the monastery zone, he has the robe made. When the robe has been made, he hears that they have made an end to the robe season in that monastery. For that monk the robe season ends when he hears about the end of the robe season. A monk who has participated in the robe-making ceremony takes an unfinished robe and leaves the monastery, thinking, “I’ll return.” When he is outside the monastery zone, he has the robe made. When the robe has been made, he still thinks, “I’ll return,” but he remains outside the monastery zone until the end of the robe season.