Avagaṇḍakāraka

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Kabaḷavagga

The subchapter on mouthfuls

46. Avagaṇḍakārakasikkhāpada

Stuffing the cheeks

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 avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe…

At that time the monks from the group of six ate stuffing their cheeks. …

Final ruling

“Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

“‘I will not eat stuffing my cheeks,’ this is how you should train.”

Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ.

One should not eat stuffing one’s cheeks.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā gaṇḍaṁ katvā bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, eats stuffing one or both cheeks, 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;

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.

Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The sixth training rule is finished.