- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4KabaḷavaggaThe subchapter on mouthfuls
0.542. DutiyaanāhaṭasikkhāpadaPutting whole hand in mouth
1.0Origin story
1.1Tena 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 bhuñjamānā sabbaṁ hatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipanti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six put their whole hand in their mouths while eating. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na bhuñjamāno sabbaṁ hatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not put my whole hand in my mouth while eating,’ this is how you should train.”1
1.4Na bhuñjamānena sabbo hattho mukhe pakkhipitabbo.One should not put one’s whole hand in one’s mouth while eating.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca bhuñjamāno sabbaṁ hatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, puts his whole hand in his mouth while eating, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
1.6.0Non-offenses
1.6.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.7.1asañcicca …pe…if it is unintentional; 1.7.2if he is not mindful; 1.7.3if he does not know; 1.7.4if he is sick; 1.7.5if there is an emergency; 1.7.6if he is insane; 1.8ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
1.9Dutiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The second training rule is finished.