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41. Anāhaṭasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū anāhaṭe kabaḷe mukhadvāraṁ vivaranti …pe….

Opening the mouth 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 opened their mouths without bringing a mouthful to it. …

“Na anāhaṭe kabaḷe mukhadvāraṁ vivarissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not open my mouth without bringing a mouthful to it,’ this is how you should train.”

Na anāhaṭe kabaḷe mukhadvāraṁ vivaritabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca anāhaṭe kabaḷe mukhadvāraṁ vivarati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not open one’s mouth without bringing a mouthful to it. If a monk, out of disrespect, opens his mouth without bringing a mouthful to it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca …pe…

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;

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.