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46. Avagaṇḍakārakasikkhāpada

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

Stuffing the cheeks 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 stuffing their cheeks. …

“Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not eat stuffing my cheeks,’ this is how you should train.”

Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā gaṇḍaṁ katvā bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not eat stuffing one’s cheeks. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats stuffing one or both cheeks, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, 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 any kind of fruit; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.