On one occasion the Sangha was offered a sunshade. “I allow sunshades.” Soon afterwards the monks from the group of six walked about holding sunshades. Then, as a certain Buddhist lay follower and a number of Ājīvaka disciples were going to the park, the Ājīvakas saw those monks in the distance with their sunshades. They said to that lay follower, “These venerables of yours are coming. They’re holding sunshades, just like accountants and government officials.” “These aren’t monks. They’re wanderers.” And they made a bet on whether they were monks or not. When the monks came close, that lay follower recognized them. And he complained and criticized them,