Vinaya — Regras dos Monges (Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga) — Eating stored food

1Origin 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 cooked rice back to the monastery where he dried and stored it. Whenever he got hungry, he moistened and ate it. As a result, he only went the village for alms after a long time.

2The monks asked him, “Why do you only go for alms after such a long time?” And he told them.

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

4“Yes.”

5The 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?”

6“It’s true, sir.”

7The Buddha rebuked him … “Belaṭṭhasīsa, how can you do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

8Final ruling
‘If a monk eats fresh or cooked food that he has stored, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

9Definitions
A:

10whoever …

11Monk:

12… 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.

13That he has stored:

14received today and eaten on the following day.

15Fresh food:

16apart from the five cooked foods, the post-midday tonics, the seven-day tonics, and the lifetime tonics, the rest is called “fresh food”.

17Cooked food:

18there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat.

19If he receives fresh or cooked food with the intention of eating it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. For every mouthful swallowed, he commits an offense entailing confession.

20Permutations
If it has been stored, and he perceives that it has, and he eats the fresh or cooked food, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it has been stored, but he is unsure of it, and he eats the fresh or cooked food, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it has been stored, but he does not perceive that it has, and he eats the fresh or cooked food, he commits an offense entailing confession.

21If 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 swallowed, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

22If it has not been stored, but he perceives that it has, 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 does not perceive that it has, there is no offense.

23Non-offenses
There is no offense: if he both stores and eats it during the right time; if he both stores and eats post-midday tonics during the remainder of the day; if he both 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.

24The training rule on eating stored food, the eighth, is finished.