Bu Sk 29

29. Samasūpakapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggaṇhantā sūpaññeva bahuṁ paṭiggaṇhanti …pe….

Not receiving in the right proportions Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the monks from the group of six were receiving almsfood with large amounts of bean curry. …

“Samasūpakaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will receive almsfood with the right proportion of bean curry,’ this is how you should train.”

Sūpo nāma

Definitions

Bean curry:

dve sūpā— muggasūpo, māsasūpo hatthahāriyo. Samasūpako piṇḍapāto paṭiggahetabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sūpaññeva bahuṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

there are two kinds of bean curry, to be taken with the hand: mung-bean curry and black-gram curry. Almsfood is to be received with the right proportion of bean curry. If a monk, out of disrespect, receives much bean curry, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, rasarase, ñātakānaṁ, pavāritānaṁ, aññassatthāya, attano dhanena, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if it is any food apart from bean curry; if it is from relatives; if it is from those who have given an invitation; if it is for the benefit of someone else; if it is by means of his own property; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.