1.0.1Origin story

1.0.2First substory

1.1PTS 4.193Tena 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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.At that time the monks from the group of six ate rice and bean curry that they had requested for themselves.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissanti.“How can the Sakyan monastics eat rice and bean curry that they have requested for themselves?1.5Kassa sampannaṁ na manāpaṁ.Who doesn’t like nice food?1.6Kassa sāduṁ na ruccatī”ti.Who doesn’t prefer tasty food?”

1.7Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.8Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.9“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissantī”ti …pe…“How can the monks from the group of six do this?” …1.10“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjathā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

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

1.12Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.13kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissatha.“Foolish men, how can you do this?1.14Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.15evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.16.0Preliminary ruling

1.16.1“Na sūpaṁ vā odanaṁ vā attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.‘“I will not request bean curry or rice for myself and then eat it,” this is how you should train.’”

1.17Evañcidaṁ 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.Soon afterwards 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, sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjāma, tena no phāsu hoti.“Previously we ate rice and bean curry that we had requested for ourselves, and then we were comfortable.2.5Idāni pana—But now2.6‘bhagavatā paṭikkhittan’ti kukkuccāyantā na viññāpema, tena no na phāsu hotī”ti.that the Buddha has prohibited this, we don’t ask because we’re afraid of wrongdoing. And because of that we’re not comfortable.”

2.7Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…They told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

2.8anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānena bhikkhunā sūpampi odanampi attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjituṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick monk to eat rice and bean curry that he has requested for himself.

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