At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time Venerable Upananda the Sakyan had become skilled at making robes. He made an upper robe of old cloth, well-dyed and beautifully made, and he wore it. Just then a certain wanderer who was wearing an expensive robe went up to Upananda and said, “Your upper robe is beautiful. Please give it to me in exchange for my robe.” “Are you sure?” “I am.” Saying, “Alright, then,” he gave it. The wanderer put on the upper robe and went to the wanderers’ monastery. The wanderers said to him, “This upper robe of yours is beautiful. Where did you get it?” “I traded it for my robe.” “But how long will it last? Your other robe was better.”