Bi Pc 54

54. Pavāritasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena aññataro brāhmaṇo bhikkhuniyo nimantetvā bhojesi. Bhikkhuniyo bhuttāvī pavāritā ñātikulāni gantvā ekaccā bhuñjiṁsu ekaccā piṇḍapātaṁ ādāya agamaṁsu. Atha kho so brāhmaṇo paṭivissake etadavoca— “bhikkhuniyo mayā, ayyā, santappitā, etha tumhepi santappessāmī”ti. Te evamāhaṁsu— “kiṁ tvaṁ, ayyo, amhe santappessasi. Yāpi tayā nimantitā tāpi amhākaṁ gharāni āgantvā ekaccā bhuñjiṁsu ekaccā piṇḍapātaṁ ādāya agamaṁsū”ti. Atha kho so brāhmaṇo ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo amhākaṁ ghare bhuñjitvā aññatra bhuñjissanti, na cāhaṁ paṭibalo yāvadatthaṁ dātun”ti. Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tassa brāhmaṇassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa. Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo bhuttāvī pavāritā aññatra bhuñjissantī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo bhuttāvī pavāritā aññatra bhuñjantī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo bhuttāvī pavāritā aññatra bhuñjissanti. Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

Eating more after refusing an offer Origin story

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, a certain brahmin had invited the nuns for a meal. When the nuns had finished and refused an offer to eat more, they went to their respective families, where some ate and others got almsfood and left. Soon afterwards that brahmin said this to his neighbors, “I have satisfied the nuns. Come, and I’ll satisfy you, too.” “How could you satisfy us? Those nuns who were invited by you came to our houses, where some ate and others got almsfood and left.” That brahmin complained and criticized those nuns, “How could they eat in our house and afterwards eat elsewhere? Am I not able to give them as much as they want?” The nuns heard the complaints of that brahmin, and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How could nuns finish their meal, refuse an offer to eat more, and then eat elsewhere?” … “Is it true, monks, that nuns did this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … “How could nuns act in this way? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

“Yā pana bhikkhunī nimantitā vā pavāritā vā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, pācittiyan”ti.

Final ruling

‘If a nun, who has been invited to a meal, refuses an offer to eat more, and then eats fresh or cooked food, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Yā panāti yā yādisā …pe… bhikkhunīti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti. Nimantitā nāma pañcannaṁ bhojanānaṁ aññatarena bhojanena nimantitā. Pavāritā nāma asanaṁ paññāyati, bhojanaṁ paññāyati, hatthapāse ṭhitā abhiharati, paṭikkhepo paññāyati. Khādanīyaṁ nāma pañca bhojanāni yāguṁ yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma. Bhojanīyaṁ nāma pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ. “Khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti pācittiyassa.

Definitions

A: whoever … Nun: … The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case. Who has been invited: who has been invited to eat any of the five cooked foods. Refuses an offer to eat more: there is eating; there is cooked food; they stand within arm’s reach; there is an offering; there is a refusal. Fresh food: apart from the five cooked foods, congee, the post-midday tonics, the seven-day tonics, and the lifetime tonics, the rest is called “fresh food”. Cooked food: there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat. If she receives it with the intention of eating it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. For every mouthful swallowed, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Nimantite nimantitasaññā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādati vā bhuñjati vā, āpatti pācittiyassa. Nimantite vematikā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādati vā bhuñjati vā, āpatti pācittiyassa. Nimantite animantitasaññā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādati vā bhuñjati vā, āpatti pācittiyassa. Yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ āhāratthāya paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti dukkaṭassa …pe….

Permutations

If she has been invited, and she perceives that she has, and she eats fresh or cooked food, she commits an offense entailing confession. If she has been invited, but she is unsure of it, and she eats fresh or cooked food, she commits an offense entailing confession. If she has has been invited, but she does not perceive that she has, and she eats fresh or cooked food, she commits an offense entailing confession. If she receives post-midday tonics, seven-day tonics, or lifetime tonics for the purpose of food, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. For every mouthful swallowed, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

nimantitā appavāritā, yāguṁ pivati, sāmike apaloketvā bhuñjati, yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ sati paccaye paribhuñjati, ummattikāya, ādikammikāyāti.

if she has been invited, but has not refused an offer to eat more; if she drinks congee; if she eats more after getting permission from the person who invited her; if, when there is a reason, she uses post-midday tonics, seven-day tonics, or lifetime tonics; if she is insane; if she is the first offender.