For that monk the robe season ends when the robe is finished. A monk who has participated in the robe-making ceremony leaves the monastery on some business. When he is outside the monastery zone, he comes to expect more robe-cloth. He deals with that expectation. He gets robe-cloth, but not what he had expected. He thinks, “I won’t make a robe, and I won’t return.” For that monk the robe season ends when he makes that decision. A monk who has participated in the robe-making ceremony leaves the monastery on some business. When he is outside the monastery zone, he comes to expect more robe-cloth. He deals with that expectation. He gets robe-cloth, but not what he had expected. He thinks, “I’ll make the robe right here. I won’t return.”