36. Dutiyapavāraṇāsikkhāpada
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena dve bhikkhū kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ addhānamaggappaṭipannā honti. Eko bhikkhu anācāraṁ ācarati. Dutiyo bhikkhu taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca— “māvuso, evarūpamakāsi, netaṁ kappatī”ti. So tasmiṁ upanandhi. Atha kho te bhikkhū sāvatthiṁ agamaṁsu. Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṁ aññatarassa pūgassa saṅghabhattaṁ hoti. Dutiyo bhikkhu bhuttāvī pavārito hoti. Upanaddho bhikkhu ñātikulaṁ gantvā piṇḍapātaṁ ādāya yena so bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca— “bhuñjāhi, āvuso”ti. “Alaṁ, āvuso, paripuṇṇomhī”ti. “Sundaro, āvuso, piṇḍapāto, bhuñjāhī”ti. Atha kho so bhikkhu tena bhikkhunā nippīḷiyamāno taṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñji. Upanaddho bhikkhu taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca— “tvampi nāma, āvuso, maṁ vattabbaṁ maññasi yaṁ tvaṁ bhuttāvī pavārito anatirittaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjasī”ti. “Nanu, āvuso, ācikkhitabban”ti. “Nanu, āvuso, pucchitabban”ti. Atha kho so bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena bhojanena abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāressatī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena bhojanena abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāresī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, bhikkhuṁ bhuttāviṁ pavāritaṁ anatirittena bhojanena abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāressasi. Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana bhikkhave imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
Encouraging a monastic to eat after refusing an invitation Origin story
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time two monks were traveling through the Kosalan country on their way to Sāvatthī. One monk misbehaved and the other said to him, “Don’t do that! It’s not allowable.” Because of that the first monk became resentful. They then carried on to Sāvatthī. Soon afterwards an association in Sāvatthī was offering a meal to the Sangha. When the second monk had finished his meal and refused an invitation to eat more, the resentful monk brought back some almsfood from his own family. He then said to the other, “Please eat!” “There’s no need. I’m full.” “The almsfood is nice, please eat.” And because he was pressured, he ate the almsfood. The resentful monk then said to him, “Who are you to correct me when you eat food that’s not left over even though you have finished your meal and refused an invitation to eat more?” “Shouldn’t you have told me?” “Shouldn’t you have asked?” The second monk told the monks what had happened, and the monks of few desires complained and criticized the other, “How could a monk invite another monk to eat food that’s not left over, when the other has finished his meal and refused an invitation to eat more?” … “Is it true, monk, that you did this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked him … “Foolish man, how could you do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: