Piṇḍukkhepaka

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Kabaḷavagga

The subchapter on mouthfuls

44. Piṇḍukkhepakasikkhāpada

Eating from lifted mouthfuls

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 piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe…

At that time the monks from the group of six ate from lifted balls of food. …

Final ruling

“Na piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

“‘I will not eat from a lifted ball of food,’ this is how you should train.”

Na piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ.

One should not eat from a lifted ball of food.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, eats from a lifted ball of food, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:

asañcicca,

if it is unintentional;

assatiyā,

if he is not mindful;

ajānantassa,

if he does not know;

gilānassa,

if he is sick;

khajjake,

if it is fresh food;

phalāphale,

if it is any kind of fruit;

āpadāsu,

if there is an emergency;

ummattakassa,

if he is insane;

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.

Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The fourth training rule is finished.