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39. Kabaḷasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū mahantaṁ kabaḷaṁ karonti …pe…

Making an overlarge mouthful 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, making large mouthfuls. …

“Nātimahantaṁ kabaḷaṁ karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not make mouthfuls that are too large,’ this is how you should train.”

Nātimahanto kabaḷo kātabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca mahantaṁ kabaḷaṁ karoti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not make mouthfuls that are too large. If a monk, out of disrespect, makes a large mouthful, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, khajjake, phalāphale, uttaribhaṅge, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if it is fresh food; if it is any kind of fruit; if it is a non-bean curry; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.