- Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
- The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
- The chapter on training Sekhiyakaṇḍa
- The subchapter on mouthfuls Kabaḷavagga
46. The training rule on stuffing the cheeks 46. Avagaṇḍakārakasikkhāpada
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 ate stuffing their cheeks. … Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe…
Final ruling
“‘I will not eat stuffing my cheeks,’ this is how you should train.” “Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
One should not eat stuffing one’s cheeks. Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ. If a monk, out of disrespect, eats stuffing one or both cheeks, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā gaṇḍaṁ katvā 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 kind of fruit; phalāphale, if there is an emergency; āpadāsu, if he is insane; ummattakassa, if he is the first offender. ādikammikassāti.
The sixth training rule is finished. Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.