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36. Encouraging a monastic to eat after refusing an invitation

Dutiyapavāraṇā

A monk who tricks another monk who has finished his meal into eating more, aiming to criticize him, must confess the offense.

Translated by Bhikkhu Brahmali · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
  • 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
  • 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
  • 0.4BhojanavaggaThe subchapter on eating

0.536. DutiyapavāraṇāsikkhāpadaEncouraging a monastic to eat after refusing an invitation

1.0Origin story

1.1PTS 4.84Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.1.2Tena kho pana samayena dve bhikkhū kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ addhānamaggappaṭipannā honti.At that time two monks were traveling through the Kosalan country on their way to Sāvatthī.1.3Eko bhikkhu anācāraṁ ācarati.One monk misbehaved1.4Dutiyo bhikkhu taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca—and the other said to him,1.5“māvuso, evarūpamakāsi, netaṁ kappatī”ti.“Don’t do that! It’s not allowable.”1.6So tasmiṁ upanandhi.Because of that the first monk became resentful.1.7Atha kho te bhikkhū sāvatthiṁ agamaṁsu.They then carried on to Sāvatthī.

1.8Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṁ aññatarassa pūgassa saṅghabhattaṁ hoti.Soon afterwards an association in Sāvatthī was offering a meal to the Sangha.1.9Dutiyo bhikkhu bhuttāvī pavārito hoti.When the second monk had finished his meal and refused an invitation to eat more,1.10Upanaddho bhikkhu ñātikulaṁ gantvā piṇḍapātaṁ ādāya yena so bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca—the resentful monk brought back some almsfood from his own family. He then said to the other,1.11“bhuñjāhi, āvuso”ti.“Please eat!”

1.12“Alaṁ, āvuso, paripuṇṇomhī”ti.“There’s no need. I’m full.”

1.13“Sundaro, āvuso, piṇḍapāto, bhuñjāhī”ti.“The almsfood is nice, please eat.”

1.14Atha kho so bhikkhu tena bhikkhunā nippīḷiyamāno taṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñji.And because he was pressured, he ate the almsfood.1.15Upanaddho bhikkhu taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca—The resentful monk then said to him,1.16“tvampi nāma, āvuso, maṁ vattabbaṁ maññasi yaṁ tvaṁ bhuttāvī pavārito anatirittaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjasī”ti.“Who are you to correct me when you eat food that’s not left over even though you have finished your meal and refused an invitation to eat more?”

1.17“Nanu, āvuso, ācikkhitabban”ti.“Shouldn’t you have told me?”1

1.18“Nanu, āvuso, pucchitabban”ti.“Shouldn’t you have asked?”

1.19Atha kho so bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.The second monk told the monks what had happened,1.20Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized the other,1.21“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena bhojanena abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāressatī”ti …pe…“How could a monk invite another monk to eat food that’s not left over, when the other has finished his meal and refused an invitation to eat more?” …1.22“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena bhojanena abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāresī”ti?“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”

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

1.24Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked him …1.25kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena bhojanena abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāressasi.“Foolish man, how could you do this?1.26Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.27evañca pana bhikkhave imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.28.0Final ruling

1.28.1“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena khādanīyena vā bhojanīyena vā abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreyya—‘handa, bhikkhu, khāda vā bhuñja vā’ti, jānaṁ āsādanāpekkho, bhuttasmiṁ, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk invites a monk, whom he knows has finished his meal and refused an invitation to eat more, to eat fresh or cooked food that is not left over, saying, “Here, monk, eat,” aiming to criticize him, then when the other has eaten, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

2.1.0Definitions

2.1.1Yo panātiA:
2.1.2yo yādiso …pe…whoever …
2.1.3bhikkhūtiMonk:
2.1.4…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.
2.1.5BhikkhuntiA monk:
2.1.6aññaṁ bhikkhuṁ.another monk.
2.1.7Bhuttāvī nāmaWhom has finished his meal:
2.1.8pañcannaṁ bhojanānaṁ aññataraṁ bhojanaṁ, antamaso kusaggenapi bhuttaṁ hoti.whom has eaten any of the five cooked foods, even what fits on the tip of a blade of grass.
2.1.9Pavārito nāmaRefused an invitation to eat more:
2.1.10asanaṁ paññāyati, bhojanaṁ paññāyati, hatthapāse ṭhito abhiharati, paṭikkhepo paññāyati.there is eating; there is cooked food; they stand within arm’s reach; there is an offering; there is a refusal.2
2.1.11Anatirittaṁ nāmaNot left over:
2.1.12akappiyakataṁ hoti,the making it left over is done with food that is unallowable;32.1.13appaṭiggahitakataṁ hoti,it is done with food that has not been received;42.1.14anuccāritakataṁ hoti,it is done with food that is not held in hand;52.1.15ahatthapāse kataṁ hoti,it is done by one who is not within arm’s reach;2.1.16abhuttāvinā kataṁ hoti,it is done by one who has not finished his meal;2.1.17bhuttāvinā pavāritena āsanā vuṭṭhitena kataṁ hoti,it is done by one who has finished his meal, who has refused an invitation to eat more, but who has risen from his seat;2.1.18“alametaṁ sabban”ti avuttaṁ hoti,“I’ve had enough,” has not been said;2.1.19na gilānātirittaṁ hoti—it is not left over from one who is sick—2.1.20etaṁ anatirittaṁ nāma.this is called “not left over”.
2.1.21Khādanīyaṁ nāmaFresh food:
2.1.22pañca bhojanāni—yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.apart from the five cooked foods, the post-midday tonics, the seven-day tonics, and the lifetime tonics, the rest is called “fresh food”.
2.1.23Bhojanīyaṁ nāmaCooked food:
2.1.24pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat.
2.1.25Abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreyyātiInvites to eat:
2.1.26yāvatakaṁ icchasi tāvatakaṁ gaṇhāhīti.saying, “Take as much as you like.”
2.1.27Jānāti nāmaHe knows:
2.1.28sāmaṁ vā jānāti, aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.he knows by himself or others have told him or the monk has told him.6
2.1.29ĀsādanāpekkhotiAiming to criticize him:
2.1.30“iminā imaṁ codessāmi sāressāmi paṭicodessāmi paṭisāressāmi maṅkuṁ karissāmī”ti abhiharati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.if he offers it to him, thinking, “With this I’ll accuse him,” “I’ll remind him,” “I’ll counter accuse him,” “I’ll counter remind him,” “I’ll humiliate him,” he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.1.31Tassa vacanena “khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If, because of what he says, the other monk receives it with the intention of eating it, then the donor commits an offense of wrong conduct. 2.1.32Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti dukkaṭassa.For every mouthful swallowed, the donor commits an offense of wrong conduct. 2.1.33Bhojanapariyosāne āpatti pācittiyassa.When the other monk has finished eating, the donor commits an offense entailing confession.

2.2.0Permutations

2.2.1PTS 4.85Pavārite pavāritasaññī anatirittena khādanīyena vā bhojanīyena vā abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If the other monk has refused an invitation to eat more, and the donor perceives that he has, and he invites him to eat fresh or cooked food that is not left over, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.2Pavārite vematiko anatirittena khādanīyena vā bhojanīyena vā abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the other monk has refused an invitation to eat more, but the donor is unsure of it, and he invites him to eat fresh or cooked food that is not left over, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.3Pavārite appavāritasaññī anatirittena khādanīyena vā bhojanīyena vā abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreti, anāpatti.If the other monk has refused an invitation to eat more, but the donor does not perceive that he has, and he invites him to eat fresh or cooked food that is not left over, there is no offense.

2.2.4Yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ āhāratthāya abhiharati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he invites him to eat post-midday tonics, seven-day tonics, or lifetime tonics for the purpose of food, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.5Tassa vacanena “khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If, because of what he says, the other monk receives it with the intention of eating it, then the donor commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti dukkaṭassa.For every mouthful swallowed, the donor commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.2.7Appavārite pavāritasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the other monk has not refused an invitation to eat more, but the donor perceives that he has, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.8Appavārite vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the other monk has not refused an invitation to eat more, but the donor is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.9Appavārite appavāritasaññī, anāpatti.If the other monk has not refused an invitation to eat more, and the donor does not perceive that he has, there is no offense.

2.3.0Non-offenses

2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2atirittaṁ kārāpetvā deti,if he gives it after having it made left over;2.3.3“atirittaṁ kārāpetvā bhuñjāhī”ti deti,if he gives it, saying, “Have it made left over and then eat it;”2.3.4aññassatthāya haranto gacchāhīti deti,if he gives it, saying, “Take this food for the benefit of someone else;”2.3.5gilānassa sesakaṁ deti,if he gives the leftovers from a sick person;2.3.6“yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ sati paccaye paribhuñjā”ti deti,if he gives, saying, “When there’s a reason, use these post-midday tonics,” “… use these seven-day tonics,” “… use these lifetime tonics;”2.3.7ummattakassa,if he is insane;2.3.8ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

2.3.9Dutiyapavāraṇāsikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.The second training rule on encouraging a monastic to eat after refusing an invitation, the sixth, is finished.

Translator’s notes

  1. That is, why did he not say that the food was not left over.

    ↩ pli-tv-bu-vb-pc36:1.17
  2. As with the previous rule, the punctuation of the Pali is wrong. An additional comma is required between ṭhito and abhiharati. “They” refers to the donor, whether male or female.

    ↩ pli-tv-bu-vb-pc36:2.1.10
  3. Literally, “It is done with what is not allowable.”

    ↩ pli-tv-bu-vb-pc36:2.1.12
  4. The “it”, both here and below, refers to the ceremony of making it left over.

    ↩ pli-tv-bu-vb-pc36:2.1.13
  5. Literally, “It is not done lifted.”

    ↩ pli-tv-bu-vb-pc36:2.1.14
  6. The meaning of the last of these three ways of knowing, so vā āroceti, is not clear. CPD suggests: “sa (sā) āroceti (?). Perhaps this last form is conformable to sa. ārocayate med. caus. in the meaning: he or she makes inquiries (of others).” However, this does not fit with the parallel usage at Bu Pc 29:3.1.6 where the text says that she tells (sā vā āroceti) him, presumably referring to the nun telling the monk. In this case āroceti cannot refer to the monk making inquiries. The commentaries are silent, and I therefore assume that a straightforward meaning is the most likely one. I would suggest, then, that it simply refers to the recipient telling the resentful monk directly.

    ↩ pli-tv-bu-vb-pc36:2.1.28