Bu Sk 45

45. Kabaḷāvacchedakasikkhāpada

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

Breaking up 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 breaking up mouthfuls. …

“Na kabaḷāvacchedakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not eat breaking up mouthfuls,’ this is how you should train.”

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

One should not eat breaking up mouthfuls. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats breaking up mouthfuls, 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.