Bu Sk 38

38. Ujjhānasaññīsikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū ujjhānasaññī paresaṁ pattaṁ olokenti …pe….

Finding fault 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 looking at the bowls of others finding fault. …

“Na ujjhānasaññī paresaṁ pattaṁ olokessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not look at another’s almsbowl finding fault,’ this is how you should train.”

Na ujjhānasaññinā paresaṁ patto oloketabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ujjhānasaññī paresaṁ pattaṁ oloketi, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not look at the bowl of another finding fault. If a monk, out of disrespect, looks at the bowl of another finding fault, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, “dassāmī”ti vā “dāpessāmī”ti vā oloketi, na ujjhānasaññissa, āpadāsu,

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he looks with the intention of giving or having someone give; if he is not finding fault; if there is an emergency;

ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if he is insane; if he is the first offender.