- Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
- The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
- The chapter on training Sekhiyakaṇḍa
- The subchapter on respectfully Sakkaccavagga
34. The training rule on the right proportion of bean curry 34. Samasūpakasikkhāpada
Origin story
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. At that time the monks from the group of six were eating almsfood with large amounts of bean curry. … Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjantā sūpaññeva bahuṁ bhuñjanti …pe….
Final ruling
“‘I will eat almsfood with the right proportion of bean curry,’ this is how you should train.” “Samasūpakaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
Definitions
- Bean curry: Sūpo nāma
- there are two kinds of bean curry, to be taken with the hand: dve sūpā—mung-bean curry and black-gram curry. muggasūpo, māsasūpo hatthahāriyo.
Almsfood should be eaten with the right proportion of bean curry. Samasūpako piṇḍapāto bhuñjitabbo. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats much bean curry, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sūpaññeva bahuṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
Non-offenses
There is no offense: Anāpatti—if it is unintentional; asañcicca, if he is not mindful; assatiyā, if he does not know; ajānantassa, if he is sick; gilānassa, if it is any food apart from bean curry; rasarase, if it is from relatives; ñātakānaṁ, if it is from those who have given an invitation; pavāritānaṁ, if it is by means of his own property; attano dhanena, if there is an emergency; āpadāsu, if he is insane; ummattakassa, if he is the first offender. ādikammikassāti.
The fourth training rule is finished. Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.