Jivhānicchāraka

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Kabaḷavagga

The subchapter on mouthfuls

49. Jivhānicchārakasikkhāpada

Sticking out the tongue

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 jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe….

At that time the monks from the group of six ate sticking out their tongues. …

Final ruling

“Na jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

“‘I will not eat sticking out my tongue,’ this is how you should train.”

Na jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ.

One should not eat sticking out one’s tongue.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, eats sticking out his tongue, 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.

Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The ninth training rule is finished.