On one occasion people gave requisites to the monks, who then gave them to the nuns. People complained and criticized them, “How can the venerables give away to others what has been given to them for their own use? Don’t we know how to give?” They told the Buddha. “Monks, you shouldn’t give away to others what has been given to you for your own use. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” On one occasion the monks had an abundance of requisites. They told the Buddha.