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 jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjanti …pe….
At that time the monks from the group of six ate sticking out their tongues. …
1.3.1
“Na jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
“‘I will not eat sticking out my tongue,’ this is how you should train.”
1.5
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If a monk, out of disrespect, eats sticking out his tongue, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.