4. Discussion of the proper conduct in connection with the expression of appreciation At that time there were monks who did not express their appreciation in the dining hall. People complained and criticized them, “How can the Sakyan monastics not express their appreciation in the dining hall?” The monks heard the complaints of those people and they told the Buddha. The Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “You should express your appreciation in the dining hall.” The monks thought, “Who should give the expression of appreciation?”