Instead they wished to make meals for designated monks, invitational meals, meals for which lots are drawn, half-monthly meals, meals on the observance day, and meals on the day after the observance day. “I allow meals for the Sangha, meals for designated monks, invitational meals, meals for which lots are drawn, half-monthly meals, meals on the observance days, and meals on the days after the observance day.” 24. The appointment of a designator of meals At that time the monks from the group of six took the best meals for themselves and gave the inferior ones to the other monks. They told the Buddha. “You should appoint a monk who has five qualities as the designator of meals: he’s not biased by favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear, and he knows what has and has not been designated. And he should be appointed like this. First a monk should be asked, and then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.