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Theravāda Vinaya Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
Mahāvibhaṅga The Great Analysis
Sekhiyakaṇḍa The chapter on training
Khambhakatavagga The subchapter on hands on hips
29. Samasūpakapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpada Not receiving in the right proportions
Origin story
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.
Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggaṇhantā sūpaññeva bahuṁ paṭiggaṇhanti …pe…. At that time the monks from the group of six were receiving almsfood with large amounts of bean curry. …
Final ruling
“Samasūpakaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti. “‘I will receive almsfood with the right proportion of bean curry,’ this is how you should train.” According to Sp 2.604 this means the bean curries should make up one quarter of the rice: Samasūpako nāma yattha bhattassa catutthabhāgappamāṇo sūpo hoti, “Wherever the bean curry is one quarter of the rice is called samasūpaka.”
Definitions
Sūpo nāma Bean curry:
dve sūpā— muggasūpo, māsasūpo hatthahāriyo. there are two kinds of bean curry, to be taken with the hand: mung-bean curry and black-gram curry. The punctuation of MS has been corrected here so as to agree with Bu Sk 34:1.6. The text mistakenly had hatthahāriyo in the next sentence.
Samasūpako piṇḍapāto paṭiggahetabbo. Almsfood is to be received with the right proportion of bean curry.
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sūpaññeva bahuṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If a monk, out of disrespect, receives much bean curry, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Non-offenses
Anāpatti—There is no offense:
asañcicca, if it is unintentional;
assatiyā, if he is not mindful;
ajānantassa, if he does not know;
gilānassa, if he is sick;
rasarase, if it is any food apart from bean curry; According to Kkh this means any curries apart from bean curry: Ṭhapetvā pana sūpaṁ avasesā sabbā pi sūpeyyabyañjanavikati rasaraso nāma hoti, “But apart from bean curry, all kinds of curry are called rasarasa.” My translation, however, is based on the fact that all other foods too are excluded.
ñātakānaṁ, if it is from relatives;
pavāritānaṁ, if it is from those who have given an invitation;
aññassatthāya, if it is for the benefit of someone else;
attano dhanena, if it is by means of his own property;
āpadāsu, if there is an emergency;
ummattakassa, if he is insane;
ādikammikassāti. if he is the first offender.
Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ. The ninth training rule is finished.