Bu Sk 43

43. Sakabaḷasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sakabaḷena mukhena byāharanti …pe….

Speaking with food 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 spoke with food in their mouths. …

“Na sakabaḷena mukhena byāharissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not speak with food in my mouth,’ this is how you should train.”

Na sakabaḷena mukhena byāharitabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sakabaḷena mukhena byāharati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not speak with food in one’s mouth. If a monk, out of disrespect, speaks with food in his mouth, 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.