Tripiṭaka Mahāvibhaṅga
The Great Analysis
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjanti.
the monks from the group of six were eating fine foods that they had requested for themselves.
“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissanti.
“How can the Sakyan monastics eat fine foods that they have requested for themselves?
Kassa sampannaṁ na manāpaṁ, kassa sāduṁ na ruccatī”ti.
Who doesn’t like nice food? Who doesn’t prefer tasty food?”
Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.
The monks heard the complaints of those people,
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,
“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissantī”ti …pe…
“How can the monks from the group of six eat fine foods that they have requested for themselves?” …
“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjathā”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”
kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissatha.
“Foolish men, how can you do this?
evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Yāni kho pana tāni paṇītabhojanāni, seyyathidaṁ— sappi navanītaṁ telaṁ madhu phāṇitaṁ maccho maṁsaṁ khīraṁ dadhi. Yo pana bhikkhu evarūpāni paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk asks for any of these kinds of fine foods for himself—that is, ghee, butter, oil, honey, syrup, fish, meat, milk, and curd—and then eats it, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.
In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.
“kaccāvuso, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyan”ti?
“I hope you’re bearing up? I hope you’re getting better?”
“Pubbe mayaṁ, āvuso, paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjāma, tena no phāsu hoti;
“Previously we ate fine foods that we had requested ourselves, and then we were comfortable.
idāni pana ‘bhagavatā paṭikkhittan’ti kukkuccāyantā na viññāpema, tena no na phāsu hotī”ti.
But now that the Buddha has prohibited this, we don’t request because we’re afraid of wrongdoing. And because of that we’re not comfortable.”
Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—
Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:
“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānena bhikkhunā paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjituṁ.
“Monks, I allow a sick monk to eat fine foods that he has requested for himself.
Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Yāni kho pana tāni paṇītabhojanāni, seyyathidaṁ— sappi navanītaṁ telaṁ madhu phāṇitaṁ maccho maṁsaṁ khīraṁ dadhi. Yo pana bhikkhu evarūpāni paṇītabhojanāni agilāno attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk who is not sick asks for any of these kinds of fine foods for himself—that is, ghee, butter, oil, honey, syrup, fish, meat, milk, and curd—and then eats it, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
gosappi vā ajikāsappi vā mahiṁsasappi vā, yesaṁ maṁsaṁ kappati tesaṁ sappi.
ghee from cows, ghee from goats, ghee from buffaloes, or ghee from whatever animal whose meat is allowable.
tilatelaṁ sāsapatelaṁ madhukatelaṁ eraṇḍatelaṁ vasātelaṁ.
sesame oil, mustard oil, honey-tree oil, castor oil, oil from fat.
gokhīraṁ vā ajikākhīraṁ vā mahiṁsakhīraṁ vā, yesaṁ maṁsaṁ kappati, tesaṁ khīraṁ.
milk from cows, milk from goats, milk from buffaloes, or milk from whatever animal whose meat is allowable.
…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.
Agilāno attano atthāya viññāpeti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.
If he is not sick and he requests for himself, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.
Paṭilābhena “bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
When he receives it with the intention of eating it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti pācittiyassa.
For every mouthful swallowed, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Agilāno agilānasaññī paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If he is not sick, and he does not perceive himself as sick, and he eats fine foods that he has requested for himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Agilāno vematiko paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If he is not sick, but he is unsure of it, and he eats fine foods that he has requested for himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Agilāno gilānasaññī paṇītabhojanāni attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If he is not sick, but he perceives himself as sick, and he eats fine foods that he has requested for himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Gilāno agilānasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If he is sick, but he does not perceive himself as sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Gilāno vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If he is sick, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Gilāno gilānasaññī anāpatti.
If he is sick, and he perceives himself as sick, there is no offense.
gilāno hutvā viññāpetvā agilāno bhuñjati,
if he asked for it when he was sick, but eats it when he is no longer sick;
Paṇītabhojanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.
The training rule on fine foods, the ninth, is finished.