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Vinaya Piṭaka - Monastic Rules

Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga - Sekhiya 33: Eat the food from one side of the bowl to the other without rejecting any.

Origin story

1At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the monks from the group of six ate almsfood picking here and there. …

Final ruling

2“‘I will eat almsfood in order,’ this is how you should train.”

3Almsfood is to be eaten in order. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats almsfood picking here and there, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

4There is no offense: if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if he picks things out to give to others; if he picks things out to put it into someone else’s vessel; if it is a non-bean curry; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.


5The third training rule is finished.

 

1p_2V_1845, msdiv608Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū tahaṁ tahaṁ omasitvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjanti … pe … .

 

2p_2V_1846"Sapadānaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā"ti. (33:178)

3p_2V_1847Sapadānaṁ piṇḍapāto bhuñjitabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca tahaṁ tahaṁ omasitvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

 

4p_2V_1848Anāpatti— asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, aññesaṁ dento omasati, aññassa bhājane ākiranto omasati, uttaribhaṅge, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.


5p_2V_1849Tatiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.