Bu Sk 44

44. Piṇḍukkhepakasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe…

Eating from lifted mouthfuls 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 ate from lifted balls of food. …

“Na piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not eat from a lifted ball of food,’ this is how you should train.”

Na piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not eat from a lifted ball of food. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats from a lifted ball of food, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, khajjake, phalāphale, 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 there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.