“It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … and after giving a teaching, he addressed the monks: “You shouldn’t, in anger, throw a monk out of a dwelling belonging to the Sangha. If you do, you should be dealt with according to the rule. You should allocate the dwellings.” 17. The appointment of allocators of dwellings The monks thought, “Who should allocate the dwellings?” They told the Buddha, who then gave a teaching and addressed the monks: