Bu Sk 31

31. Sakkaccasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū asakkaccaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjanti abhuñjitukāmā viya …pe….

Not eating respectfully 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 eating almsfood contemptuously, as if not wanting to eat it. …

“Sakkaccaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will eat almsfood respectfully,’ this is how you should train.”

Sakkaccaṁ piṇḍapāto bhuñjitabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca asakkaccaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Almsfood is to be eaten respectfully. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats almsfood contemptuously, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.