Sakabaḷa

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Kabaḷavagga

The subchapter on mouthfuls

43. Sakabaḷasikkhāpada

Speaking with food in mouth

Origin story

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.

Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sakabaḷena mukhena byāharanti …pe….

At that time the monks from the group of six spoke with food in their mouths. …

Final ruling

“Na sakabaḷena mukhena byāharissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

“‘I will not speak with food in my mouth,’ this is how you should train.”

Na sakabaḷena mukhena byāharitabbaṁ.

One should not speak with food in one’s mouth.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sakabaḷena mukhena byāharati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, speaks with food in his mouth, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:

asañcicca …pe…

if it is unintentional;

if he is not mindful;

if he does not know;

if he is sick;

if there is an emergency;

if he is insane;

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.

Tatiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The third training rule is finished.