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TheravÄda Vinaya TheravÄda Collection on Monastic Law
MahÄvibhaį¹
ga The Great Analysis
Sekhiyakaį¹įøa The chapter on training
Surusuruvagga The subchapter on slurping
51. SurusurukÄrakasikkhÄpada Slurping
Origin story
Tena samayena buddho bhagavÄ kosambiyaį¹ viharati ghositÄrÄme. At one time when the Buddha was staying at KosambÄ« in Ghositaās Monastery,
Tena kho pana samayena aƱƱatarena brÄhmaį¹ena saį¹
ghassa payopÄnaį¹ paį¹iyattaį¹ hoti. a brahmin prepared a milk drink for the Sangha.
BhikkhÅ« surusurukÄrakaį¹ khÄ«raį¹ pivanti. The monks slurped while drinking the milk.
AƱƱataro naį¹apubbako bhikkhu evamÄhaāA monk who was previously an entertainer made a joke of it, saying,
āsabboyaį¹ maƱƱe saį¹
gho sÄ«tÄ«katoāti. āItās as if the whole Sangha is cooled.ā This is a play on words in the Pali. The Pali word here translated as ācooledā, sÄ«tÄ«kata (literally, āmade coolā), is similar to sÄ«tibhÅ«ta, ābecome coolā, an epithet for arahants, āperfected onesā.
Ye te bhikkhÅ« appicchÄ ā¦peā¦ te ujjhÄyanti khiyyanti vipÄcentiāThe monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
ākathaƱhi nÄma bhikkhu saį¹
ghaį¹ Ärabbha davaį¹ karissatÄ«āti ā¦peā¦ āHow could a monk joke about the Sangha?ā ā¦
āsaccaį¹ kira tvaį¹, bhikkhu, saį¹
ghaį¹ Ärabbha davaį¹ akÄsÄ«āti? āIs it true, monk, that you did this?ā
āSaccaį¹, bhagavÄāti. āItās true, sir.ā
Vigarahi buddho bhagavÄ ā¦peā¦ The Buddha rebuked him ā¦
kathaƱhi nÄma tvaį¹, moghapurisa, saį¹
ghaį¹ Ärabbha davaį¹ karissasi. āFoolish man, how could you do this?
Netaį¹, moghapurisa, appasannÄnaį¹ vÄ pasÄdÄya ā¦peā¦ This will affect peopleās confidence ā¦ā
vigarahitvÄ ā¦peā¦ After rebuking him ā¦
dhammiį¹ kathaį¹ katvÄ bhikkhÅ« Ämantesiāhe gave a teaching and addressed the monks:
āna, bhikkhave, buddhaį¹ vÄ dhammaį¹ vÄ saį¹
ghaį¹ vÄ Ärabbha davo kÄtabbo. āMonks, you should not joke about the Buddha, the Teaching, or the Sangha.
Yo kareyya, Äpatti dukkaį¹assÄāti. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.ā
Atha kho bhagavÄ taį¹ bhikkhuį¹ anekapariyÄyena vigarahitvÄ dubbharatÄya ā¦peā¦ After rebuking that monk in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support ā¦
evaƱca pana, bhikkhave, imaį¹ sikkhÄpadaį¹ uddiseyyÄthaāāAnd, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
Final ruling
āNa surusurukÄrakaį¹ bhuƱjissÄmÄ«ti sikkhÄ karaį¹Ä«yÄāti. āāI will not slurp while eating,ā this is how you should train.āā
Na surusurukÄrakaį¹ bhuƱjitabbaį¹. One should not slurp while eating.
Yo anÄdariyaį¹ paį¹icca surusurukÄrakaį¹ bhuƱjati, Äpatti dukkaį¹assa. If a monk, out of disrespect, slurps while eating, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Non-offenses
AnÄpattiāThere is no offense:
asaƱcicca ā¦peā¦ if it is unintentional;
if he is not mindful;
if he does not know;
if he is sick;
if there is an emergency;
if he is insane;
ÄdikammikassÄti. if he is the first offender.
Paį¹hamasikkhÄpadaį¹ niį¹į¹hitaį¹. The first training rule is finished.