[59] Then the Blessed One, on account of that incident, in that connection, having had the Saṅgha of bhikkhus convened, questioned the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, who requested meat from the female lay follower (upāsikā) Suppiyā?"
When this was said, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: "It was I, venerable sir, who requested meat from the female lay follower Suppiyā."
"Was it brought, bhikkhu?"
"It was brought, Blessed One."
"Did you eat it, bhikkhu?"
"I ate it, Blessed One."
"Did you inquire about it, bhikkhu?"
"I did not inquire, Blessed One."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked him: "How could you, foolish man, eat meat without having inquired about it? Foolish man, it is human flesh that you have eaten. This, foolish man, is not for the arousing of confidence in those without confidence …" Having rebuked him and given a talk on the Dhamma, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, there are people of faith and confidence who would relinquish even their own flesh. Bhikkhus, human flesh should not be eaten. Whoever should eat it incurs an offense of thullaccaya. And, bhikkhus, meat should not be eaten without having inquired about it. Whoever should eat it incurs an offense of dukkaṭa."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.