1.0.1Origin story

1.0.2First substory

1.1PTS 4.70Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyā avidūre aññatarassa pūgassa āvasathapiṇḍo paññatto hoti.a certain association was preparing an almsmeal at a public guesthouse not far from Sāvatthī.

1.3Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pavisitvā piṇḍaṁ alabhamānā āvasathaṁ agamaṁsu.Then, after robing up in the morning, the monks from the group of six took their bowls and robes and entered Sāvatthī for alms. Not getting anything, they went to that public guesthouse.1.4Manussā—“cirassampi bhadantā āgatā”ti sakkaccaṁ parivisiṁsu.Because it was a long time since they had been there, people served them respectfully.

1.5Atha kho chabbaggiyā bhikkhū dutiyampi divasaṁ …pe… tatiyampi divasaṁ pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pavisitvā piṇḍaṁ alabhamānā āvasathaṁ gantvā bhuñjiṁsu.A second and a third day those monks did the same thing.1.6Atha kho chabbaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ etadahosi—Then they thought,1.7“kiṁ mayaṁ karissāma ārāmaṁ gantvā.“What’s the point of returning to the monastery?1.8Hiyyopi idheva āgantabbaṁ bhavissatī”ti,Tomorrow we’ll just have to come back here.”1.9tattheva anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjanti.So they stayed on and on right there, eating alms at the guesthouse,1.10Titthiyā apasakkanti.while the monastics of other religions left.1.11Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.12“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjissanti.“How can the Sakyan monastics stay on and on, eating alms at the guesthouse?1.13Nayimesaññeva āvasathapiṇḍo paññatto;We don’t prepare the almsfood just for them;1.14sabbesaññeva āvasathapiṇḍo paññatto”ti.we prepare it for everyone.”

1.15Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.16Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.17“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjissantī”ti …pe…“How could the monks from the group of six stay on and on, eating alms at a public guesthouse?” …1.18“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjathā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you did this?”

1.19“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

1.20Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.21kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjissatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?1.22Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.23evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.24.0Preliminary ruling

1.24.1“Eko āvasathapiṇḍo bhuñjitabbo. Tato ce uttari bhuñjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk eats more than one almsmeal at a public guesthouse, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

1.25Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.

2.0Second substory

2.1Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā sāriputto kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ gacchanto yena aññataro āvasatho tenupasaṅkami.Soon afterwards Venerable Sāriputta was traveling through the Kosalan country on his way to Sāvatthī when he came to a public guesthouse.2.2Manussā—“cirassampi thero āgato”ti sakkaccaṁ parivisiṁsu.Because it was a long time since he had been there, people served him respectfully.2.3Atha kho āyasmato sāriputtassa bhuttāvissa kharo ābādho uppajji, nāsakkhi tamhā āvasathā pakkamituṁ.After he had eaten, Sāriputta became severely ill, and he was unable to leave that guesthouse.

2.4Atha kho te manussā dutiyampi divasaṁ āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavocuṁ—On the second day, too, those people said to him,2.5“bhuñjatha, bhante”ti.“Please eat, venerable.”2.6Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto—But since he knew that2.7“bhagavatā paṭikkhittaṁ anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjitun”ti kukkuccāyanto na paṭiggahesi;the Buddha had prohibited eating alms at a public guesthouse after staying on and on, and because he was afraid of wrongdoing, he did not accept.2.8chinnabhatto ahosi.As a consequence, he missed his meal.

2.9Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto sāvatthiṁ gantvā bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.When he arrived at Sāvatthī, he told the monks what had happened,2.10Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.and they in turn told the Buddha.

2.11Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

2.12“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānena bhikkhunā anuvasitvā anuvasitvā āvasathapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjituṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick monk to stay on at a public guesthouse and eat alms there.

2.13Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: