After hearing that Rahula had attained enlightenment, many laypeople wanted to bring him offerings in order to cultivate merit for themselves. One day, a devotee in Kapilavastu offered a house to Rahula so that he and his students could live and teach there. However, the devotee constantly interfered with the management of the residence. The monks living there were not happy, and when the Buddha heard about this, he urged Rahula to ask the devotee why he had made this offering. If the house was to be given to the monks, then he should not intervene with their affairs. The house should be run by the monks. Devotees could only assist the monks, but had no right to manage their donations. When Rahula spoke to the devotee about this, he became angry and gave the house to some other monks while Rahula was away. Rahula reported this to the Buddha, who then immediately informed all the monks, "If laypeople give you something that they have previously given to someone else, you must not accept it." The Buddha set down this regulation to avoid disputes among sangha members over material goods which were given to them.