Sasitthaka

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Surusuruvagga

The subchapter on slurping

56. Sasitthakasikkhāpada

Discarding waste water with rice

Origin story

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā bhaggesu viharati susumāragire bhesakaḷāvane migadāye.

At one time when the Buddha was staying in the Bhagga country at Susumāragira in the Bhesakaḷā Grove,

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū kokanade pāsāde sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍenti.

the monks in the Kokanada stilt house were discarding their bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas.

Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

People complained and criticized them,

“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessanti, seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhogino”ti.

“How can the Sakyan monastics discard their bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.

The monks heard the complaints of those people,

Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhū sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessantī”ti …pe…

“How can those monks do this?” …

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhū sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍentī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that they do this?”

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

“It’s true, sir.”

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

The Buddha rebuked them …

kathañhi nāma te, bhikkhave, moghapurisā sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessanti.

“How can those foolish men do this?

Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

This will affect people’s confidence …” …

evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Final ruling

“Na sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

‘“I will not discard bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas,” this is how you should train.’”

Na sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍetabbaṁ.

One should not discard bowl-washing water containing rice in an inhabited area.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, discards bowl-washing water containing rice in an inhabited area, 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;

uddharitvā vā bhinditvā vā paṭiggahe vā nīharitvā vā chaḍḍeti,

if he discards it after removing the rice, after breaking it up, into a container, or after taking it outside;

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.