- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4SurusuruvaggaThe subchapter on slurping
0.554. OṭṭhanillehakasikkhāpadaLicking the lips
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 oṭṭhanillehakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe…At that time the monks from the group of six were licking their lips while eating. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na oṭṭhanillehakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not lick my lips while eating,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na oṭṭhanillehakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ.One should not lick one’s lips while eating.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca oṭṭhanillehakaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, licks his lips 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.
1.9Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The fourth training rule is finished.