Akiriyavādakathā

Vinayapiṭaka · Mahāvagga (2) · Vol. 5 · Section 81

[81] Now at that time Vesālī had abundant food: the harvest was good, almsfood was easy to obtain, and it was easy to keep oneself going by gleaning and by holding out [the bowl]. Then, as the Blessed One was alone in seclusion, this reflection arose in his mind: "Those things which I allowed to the bhikkhus at a time when food was scarce, when the harvest was poor and almsfood hard to obtain — what is stored indoors, what is cooked indoors, what is cooked by oneself, what is picked up and then formally received, what is brought out from there, what is received before the meal, and what grows in the woods and what grows in a lotus pond — do the bhikkhus still make use of them even today?" Then in the evening, having emerged from seclusion, the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Ānanda: "Ānanda, those things which I allowed to the bhikkhus at a time when food was scarce, when the harvest was poor and almsfood hard to obtain — what is stored indoors, what is cooked indoors, what is cooked by oneself, what is picked up and then formally received, what is brought out from there, what is received before the meal, and what grows in the woods and what grows in a lotus pond — do the bhikkhus still make use of them even today?" "They do, Blessed One." Then the Blessed One, having given a talk on the Dhamma in connection with that cause, in connection with that occasion, addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, those things which I allowed to the bhikkhus at a time when food was scarce, when the harvest was poor and almsfood hard to obtain — what is stored indoors, what is cooked indoors, what is cooked by oneself, what is picked up and then formally received, what is brought out from there, what is received before the meal, and what grows in the woods and what grows in a lotus pond — from this day forth I revoke them. "Bhikkhus, what is stored indoors, what is cooked indoors, what is cooked by oneself, and what is picked up and then formally received should not be eaten; whoever should eat it commits an offence of wrong-doing (dukkaṭa). "And, bhikkhus, what is brought out from there, what is received before the meal, and what grows in the woods and what grows in a lotus pond, if it is not left over, should not be eaten by one who has finished his meal and has refused [further food]; whoever should eat it should be dealt with according to the rule."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.