Mahāvibhaṅga
The Great Analysis
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1.1
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
1.2
Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū tahaṁ tahaṁ omasitvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjanti …pe….
At that time the monks from the group of six ate almsfood picking here and there. …
1.3.1
“Sapadānaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
“‘I will eat almsfood in order,’ this is how you should train.”
1.5
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca tahaṁ tahaṁ omasitvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If a monk, out of disrespect, eats almsfood picking here and there, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.