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50. Capucapukārakasikkhāpada

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

Chomping 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 made chomping sounds while eating. …

“Na capucapukārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not make a chomping sound while eating,’ this is how you should train.”

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

One should not make a chomping sound while eating. If a monk, out of disrespect, makes a chomping sound while eating, 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.