On one occasion a certain sick monk was unable to hold his bowl with his hands while eating. “I allow a stand.” At that time the monks from the group of six ate from the same vessel and drank from the same vessel, and they lay down on the same bed, on the same sheet, under the same cover, and both on the same sheet and under the same cover. People complained and criticized them, “They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” “You shouldn’t eat from the same vessel, drink from the same vessel, lie down on the same bed,