Bu Sk 48

48. Sitthāvakārakasikkhāpada

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

Scattering rice 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 scattered rice while eating. …

“Na sitthāvakārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not eat scattering rice,’ this is how you should train.”

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

One should not scatter rice while eating. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats scattering rice, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, kacavaraṁ chaḍḍento sitthaṁ chaḍḍayati, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if he discards rice while discarding trash; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.