1.0.1Origin story

1.0.2First substory

1.1Tena 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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhū paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.the monks from the group of six were eating fine foods that they had requested for themselves.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissanti.“How can the Sakyan monastics eat fine foods that they have requested for themselves?1.5Kassa sampannaṁ na manāpaṁ, kassa sāduṁ na ruccatī”ti.Who doesn’t like nice food? Who doesn’t prefer tasty food?”

1.6PTS 4.88Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.7Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.8“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissantī”ti …pe…“How can the monks from the group of six eat fine foods that they have requested for themselves?” …1.9“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjathā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

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

1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.12kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissatha.“Foolish men, how can you do this?1.13Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.14evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.15.0Preliminary ruling

1.15.1“Yāni kho pana tāni paṇītabhojanāni, seyyathidaṁ— sappi navanītaṁ telaṁ madhu phāṇitaṁ maccho maṁsaṁ khīraṁ dadhi. Yo pana bhikkhu evarūpāni paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk asks for any of these kinds of fine foods for himself—that is, ghee, butter, oil, honey, syrup, fish, meat, milk, and curd—and then eats it, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

1.16Evañcidaṁ 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 bhikkhū gilānā honti.At one time a number of monks were sick.2.2Gilānapucchakā bhikkhū gilāne bhikkhū etadavocuṁ—The monks who were looking after them asked,2.3“kaccāvuso, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyan”ti?“I hope you’re bearing up? I hope you’re getting better?”

2.4“Pubbe mayaṁ, āvuso, paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjāma, tena no phāsu hoti;“Previously we ate fine foods that we had requested ourselves, and then we were comfortable.2.5idāni pana ‘bhagavatā paṭikkhittan’ti kukkuccāyantā na viññāpema, tena no na phāsu hotī”ti.But now that the Buddha has prohibited this, we don’t request because we’re afraid of wrongdoing. And because of that we’re not comfortable.”

2.6Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.They told the Buddha.2.7Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

2.8“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānena bhikkhunā paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjituṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick monk to eat fine foods that he has requested for himself.

2.9Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: