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Sannidhikārakasikkhāpada

The training rule on storing

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The chapter on confession (pācittiya)

Monks’ Confession 38

The training rule on storing

Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time Venerable Belaṭṭhasīsa, Venerable Ānanda’s preceptor, was staying in the wilderness. After walking for alms, he brought plain boiled rice back to the monastery, where he dried and stored it. Whenever he got hungry, he moistened it and ate it. As a consequence, he only re-entered the village for alms after a long time.

The monks asked him, “Why do you only re-enter the village for alms after such a long time?” And he told them.

“But do you eat food that you’ve stored?”

“Yes.”

The monks of few desires … complained and criticized him, “How can Venerable Belaṭṭhasīsa eat food that he has stored?” … “Is it true, Belaṭṭhasīsa, that you do this?”

“It’s true, Master.”

The Buddha rebuked him, “… Belaṭṭhasīsa, how can you eat food that you have stored? This will not give rise to confidence in those without it … And, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:

Final ruling

‘If a monk eats staple or non-staple food that he has stored, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Definitions

A: whoever … Monk: … The monk who has been given the full ordination by a complete Order through a procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is unchallengeable and fit to stand— this sort of monk is meant in this case.

That he has stored: received today and eaten on the following day.

Non-staple food: apart from the five staple foods, the post-midday tonics, the seven-day tonics, and the lifetime tonics—the rest is called “non-staple food.”

Staple food: there are five kinds of staple food: cooked grain, porridge, flour, fish, and meat.


If he receives staple or non-staple food with the intention of eating it, he commits and offense of wrong conduct. For every mouthful, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

If it has been stored, and he perceives that it has been stored, and he eats the staple or non-staple food, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it has been stored, but he is unsure if it has, and he eats the staple or non-staple food, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it has been stored, but he perceives that it has not been stored, and he eats the staple or non-staple food, he commits an offense entailing confession.

If he receives post-midday tonics, seven-day tonics, or lifetime tonics for the purpose of food, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. For every mouthful, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

If it has not been stored, but he perceives that it has been stored, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it has not been stored, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it has not been stored, and he perceives that it has not been stored, there is no offense.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if he stores and eats it during the right time; if he stores and eats post-midday tonics during the remainder of the day; if he stores and eats seven-day tonics during the seven-day period; if he uses lifetime tonics when there is a reason; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.


The eighth rule, the training rule on storing, is finished.

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