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35. Thūpakatasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū thūpakato omadditvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjanti …pe….

Making food into a heap 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 ate their almsfood after making a heap. …

“Na thūpakato omadditvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not eat almsfood after making a heap,’ this is how you should train.”

Na thūpakato omadditvā piṇḍapāto bhuñjitabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca thūpakato omadditvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjati āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Almsfood is not to be eaten after making a heap. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats almsfood after making a heap, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, parittake sese ekato saṅkaḍḍhitvā omadditvā bhuñjati, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if only a little food remains and he eats it after collecting it in one place; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.