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Monks’ Rules Analysis 184 भिक्खुविभङ्ग 184

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51. Surusurukārakasikkhāpada

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थेरवादthe·ra·vā·da विनयvi·na·ya

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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महाविभङ्गma·hā·vi·bhaṅ·ga

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis
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सेखियकण्डse·khi·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training
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सुरुसुरुवग्गsu·ru·su·ru·vag·ga

Surusuruvagga

The subchapter on slurping
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51। सुरुसुरुकारकसिक्खापदsu·ru·su·ru·kā·ra·ka·sik·khā·pa·da

51. Surusurukārakasikkhāpada

Slurping
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Origin story
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तेनte·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā कोसम्बियंko·sam·bi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti घोसितारामे।gho·si·tā·rā·me

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme.

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Kosambī in Ghosita’s Monastery,
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अञ्ञतरेनañ·ña·ta·re·na ब्राह्मणेनbrāh·ma·ṇe·na सङ्घस्सsaṅ·ghas·sa पयोपानंpa·yo·pā·naṃ पटियत्तंpa·ṭi·yat·taṃ होति।ho·ti

Tena kho pana samayena aññatarena brāhmaṇena saṅghassa payopānaṁ paṭiyattaṁ hoti.

a brahmin prepared a milk drink for the Sangha.
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भिक्खूbhik·khū सुरुसुरुकारकंsu·ru·su·ru·kā·ra·kaṃ खीरंkhī·raṃ पिवन्ति।pi·van·ti

Bhikkhū surusurukārakaṁ khīraṁ pivanti.

The monks slurped while drinking the milk.
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अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro नटपुब्बकोna·ṭa·pub·ba·ko भिक्खुbhik·khu एवमाह—e·va·mā·ha

Aññataro naṭapubbako bhikkhu evamāha—

A monk who was previously an entertainer made a joke of it, saying,
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“सब्बोयंsab·bo·yaṃ मञ्ञेmañ·ñe सङ्घोsaṅ·gho सीतीकतो”ति।sī·tī·ka·to

“sabboyaṁ maññe saṅgho sītīkato”ti.

“It’s as if the whole Sangha is cooled.”
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येye तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū अप्पिच्छाap·pic·chā …पे…pe तेte उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुbhik·khu सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ आरब्भā·rab·bha दवंda·vaṃ करिस्सती”तिka·ris·sa·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu saṅghaṁ ārabbha davaṁ karissatī”ti …pe…

“How could a monk joke about the Sangha?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ आरब्भā·rab·bha दवंda·vaṃ अकासी”ति?a·kā·sī

“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, saṅghaṁ ārabbha davaṁ akāsī”ti?

“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”
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“सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

“It’s true, sir.”
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विगरहिvi·ga·ra·hi बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

The Buddha rebuked him …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma त्वं,tvaṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ आरब्भā·rab·bha दवंda·vaṃ करिस्ससि।ka·ris·sa·si

kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, saṅghaṁ ārabbha davaṁ karissasi.

“Foolish man, how could you do this?
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नेतं,ne·taṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa अप्पसन्नानंap·pa·san·nā·naṃ वाvā पसादायpa·sā·dā·ya …पे…pe

Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

This will affect people’s confidence …”
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विगरहित्वाvi·ga·ra·hit·vā …पे…pe

vigarahitvā …pe…

After rebuking him …
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धम्मिंdham·miṃ कथंka·thaṃ कत्वाkat·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि—ā·man·te·si

dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:
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“न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बुद्धंbud·dhaṃ वाvā धम्मंdham·maṃ वाvā सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ वाvā आरब्भā·rab·bha दवोda·vo कातब्बो।kā·tab·bo

“na, bhikkhave, buddhaṁ vā dhammaṁ vā saṅghaṁ vā ārabbha davo kātabbo.

“Monks, you should not joke about the Buddha, the Teaching, or the Sangha.
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योyo करेय्य,ka·rey·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्सा”ति।duk·ka·ṭas·sā

Yo kareyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.

If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā तंtaṃ भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अनेकपरियायेनa·ne·ka·pa·ri·yā·ye·na विगरहित्वाvi·ga·ra·hit·vā दुब्भरतायdub·bha·ra·tā·ya …पे…pe

Atha kho bhagavā taṁ bhikkhuṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā dubbharatāya …pe…

After rebuking that monk in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support …
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमंi·maṃ सिक्खापदंsik·khā·pa·daṃ उद्दिसेय्याथ—ud·di·sey·yā·tha

evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
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Final ruling
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“नna सुरुसुरुकारकंsu·ru·su·ru·kā·ra·kaṃ भुञ्जिस्सामीतिbhuñ·jis·sā·mī·ti सिक्खाsik·khā करणीया”ति।ka·ra·ṇī·yā

“Na surusurukārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

‘“I will not slurp while eating,” this is how you should train.’”
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नna सुरुसुरुकारकंsu·ru·su·ru·kā·ra·kaṃ भुञ्जितब्बं।bhuñ·ji·tab·baṃ

Na surusurukārakaṁ bhuñjitabbaṁ.

One should not slurp while eating.
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योyo अनादरियंa·nā·da·ri·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca सुरुसुरुकारकंsu·ru·su·ru·kā·ra·kaṃ भुञ्जति,bhuñ·ja·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca surusurukārakaṁ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, slurps while eating, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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असञ्चिच्चa·sañ·cic·ca …पे…pe

asañcicca …pe…

if it is unintentional;
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if he is not mindful;
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if he does not know;
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if he is sick;
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if there is an emergency;
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if he is insane;
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आदिकम्मिकस्साति।ā·di·kam·mi·kas·sā·ti

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.
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पठमसिक्खापदंpa·ṭha·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Paṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The first training rule is finished.

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.