Bu Sk 42

42. Dutiyaanāhaṭasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhuñjamānā sabbaṁ hatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipanti …pe….

Putting whole hand in 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 put their whole hand in their mouths while eating. …

“Na bhuñjamāno sabbaṁ hatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not put my whole hand in my mouth while eating,’ this is how you should train.”

Na bhuñjamānena sabbo hattho mukhe pakkhipitabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca bhuñjamāno sabbaṁ hatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not put one’s whole hand in one’s mouth while eating. If a monk, out of disrespect, puts his whole hand in his mouth while eating, 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.