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1Now at that time, the Bhikkhus, thinking, ‘Food cooked of one’s own accord has been disallowed by the Blessed One,’ feared to offend by cooking a second time food (already cooked once). They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook food a second time.’ 7. Now at that time there was a scarcity of food in Ragagaha. People brought salt, and oil, and rice, and hard food to the Ardma. These the Bhikkhus kept out of doors; and vermin! ate them, and thieves carried them off. They told this thing to the Blessed One. 1 Buddhaghosa says, ukkapindaka pi khadantiti bildla-masika-godha-mungusa khadanti. The expression recurs in VI, 33) 5. i soyd herd VI, 17, 8. ON MEDICAMENTS. ee Vs oa ‘TI allow you, O Bhikkhus, to keep food indoors.’ When they kept it indoors, and cooked it out of doors, those men who practised self-mortification by living on the remains of offered food ' crowded round them; and the Bhikkhus ate in fear. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook indoors.’ In the time of scarcity, those who (by offering food, inviting Bhikkhus to their houses, &c.) made (the accepting or eating of food) allowable (to the Bhikkhus), used to take more (for themselves), and give less to the Bhikkhus. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook of your own accord. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook indoors, and of your own accord, food kept indoors.’ 8. Now at that time a number of Bhikkhus who had spent the rainy season in the land of KAsi, and were journeying to R4gagaha to visit the Blessed One, did not receive on the way as full a supply as they required of food, either bitter or sweet. And there was plenty of eatable fruit, but there was no one to make it allowable for them *. And those Bhikkhus went on in weariness to Ragagaha, to the Veluvana, in the Kalandaka-nivdpa, where the Blessed One was. And when they had come there, they bowed down before the Blessed One, and took their seats on one side. Now it is the custom of the Blessed Buddhas to exchange courteous greetings with Bhikkhus who 1 Buddhaghosa says, damaké ti vighdsad4. The same explanation is given in Abhidh4nappadipik4, verse 467, where the Sinhalese expression is indul kann4, and the English ‘one who eats orts.’ See the last section. 72 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 17, 9 arrive. And the Blessed One said to those Bhikkhus : ‘Do things go well with you, O Bhikkhus? Do you get enough to support yourselves with? Have you accomplished your journey without too much fatigue? And whence, O Bhikkhus,- have you come ?’ 9. ‘Things go well with us, Lord. We have spent the rainy season in the land of K4si; and as we were journeying to Ragagaha to visit the Blessed One, we did not receive on the way as full a supply as we required of food, either bitter or sweet. And there was plenty of eatable fruit, but there was no one to make it allowable for us. And we came on our way in weariness.’
2And there was plenty of eatable fruit, but there was no one to make it allowable for us. And we came on our way in weariness.’ Then the Blessed One, in that connection, after having delivered a religious discourse, said to the Bhikkhus: ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, wherever edible fruit is seen and there is no one to make it allowable, to pick it of your own accord, and take © it away. And when you see one who can make it allowable, you are to place it on the ground, and (only) eat it after you have received it again. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to take whatever (fruit) you have picked up'.’ 18. 1. Now at that time a certain Brahman had received some fresh tila seeds, and some fresh honey. Now it occurred to that Brahman: ‘What if I were to give these fresh tila seeds, and this * Compare below, 21. 1. VI, 18, 3. ON MEDICAMENTS. 73 fresh honey to the Bhikkhu-samgha with the Buddha at their head.’ And that Brahman went to the place where the Blessed One was, and when he had come there, he exchanged courteous greetings with the Blessed One. And after he had exchanged with the Blessed One the greetings and compliments of friendship and civility, he stood on one side. And, so standing, that Brahman said to the Blessed One: ‘May the venerable Gotama grant me that the venerable Gotama shall take his morrow’s meal at my home to-morrow with the Bhikkhu-samgha.’ The Blessed One consented by remaining silent. And when that Brahman perceived that the Blessed One had consented he went away. 2. And that Brahman, at the end of that night, when he had made ready sweet food, both hard and soft, had the time announced to the Blessed One (in the words), ‘It is time, O Gotama, and the meal is prepared.’ And the Blessed One, early in the morning, having put on his under robe, went duly bowled and robed to that Brahman’s residence. And when he had come there, he sat down on a seat prepared for him, and with him the Bhikkhu-samgha. And that Brahman satisfied with the sweet food, hard and soft, the Bhikkhu-samgha with the Buddha at their head, and waited on them with his own hand. And when the Blessed One had finished his meal, and had washed his hands and his bowl, the Br4hman took his seat on one side. And as he so sat the Blessed One instructed, and roused, and incited, and gladdened that Brahman with religious discourse, and rose from his seat, and went away. 3. Now not long after the Blessed One had gone 74 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 18, 4. it occurred to that Brahman: ‘The things for the sake of which I invited the Bhikkhu-samgha’ with the Buddha at their head, thinking, “I will give them the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey,’— those I have neglected to give. What if I were now to have the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey taken, in pots and vessels, to the Arama!’
3What if I were now to have the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey taken, in pots and vessels, to the Arama!’ And that Brahman had the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey taken in pots and vessels, and went to the place where the Blessed One was, And when he had come there, he stood on one side; and so standing that Brahman said to the Blessed One: 4. ‘The things for the sake of which I invited the Bhikkhu-samgha with the Buddha at their head, thinking, “I will give them the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey,’—those I have neglected to give. May the venerable Gotama receive of me the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey.’ ‘Very well then, Brahman; give them to the Bhikkhus.’ Now at that time, during the scarcity, people invited Bhikkhus to a slender meal, and they, counting the number (of those invited), refused (the invitation). And the whole Samgha was (once) invited; but the Bhikkhus, fearing to offend, did not accept the invitation }. ‘Accept it, O Bhikkhus, and eat. I allow, O Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhu who has eaten and who has refused food still offered may nevertheless eat food, if it be brought from within, even if it has not been left over ?. 1 Compare Patimokkha, Péaéittiya 32. 8 This is an exception to P&fittiya 35. A Bhikkhu who has VI, 19, 2. ON MEDICAMENTS. 75 19, 1. Now at that time a family who were devoted to the venerable Upananda, of the Sakya clan, sent hard food for the Samgha, saying, ‘This is to be given to the Samgha with especial reference to the venerable U pananda.’ Now at that time the venerable Upananda of the Sakya clan had gone forth to the village for alms. And those men went to the ArAma, and asked the Bhikkhus : ‘Where, Sirs, is the venerable Upananda ?’ ‘The venerable Upananda of the Sakya clan has gone forth to the village for alms.’ ‘This hard food, Sirs, is to be given to the Samgha, with especial reference to the venerable Upananda.’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘In that case, O Bhikkhus, receive it, and put it aside till Upananda returns.’ 2. And the venerable Upananda, after having attended on the families in the forenoon, returned during the (after-part of the) day. Now at that time, during the scarcity, people invited the Bhikkhus to a slender meal; and they, finished, and has declared himself to have done so by declining further food, can still take ‘leavings’ without offending. By this rule he is also allowed to take food tato nfhatam, literally, ‘brought out thence,’ which seems to mean ‘out of the store of the giver.’ The expression recurs in VI, 32,1, and again in VI, 32, 2 (at the end), where the exceptions to P4éittiya 35 laid down in this and the following rules are again, the scarcity having passed away, put aside by ‘the Blessed One.’ 76 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 20, 1. counting the numbers (of those invited, refused) the invitation. And the whole Samgha was (once) invited; but the Bhikkhus, fearing to offend, did not accept the invitation.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1Now at that time, the Bhikkhus, thinking, ‘Food cooked of one’s own accord has been disallowed by the Blessed One,’ feared to offend by cooking a second time food (already cooked once). They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook food a second time.’ 7. Now at that time there was a scarcity of food in Ragagaha. People brought salt, and oil, and rice, and hard food to the Ardma. These the Bhikkhus kept out of doors; and vermin! ate them, and thieves carried them off. They told this thing to the Blessed One. 1 Buddhaghosa says, ukkapindaka pi khadantiti bildla-masika-godha-mungusa khadanti. The expression recurs in VI, 33) 5. i soyd herd VI, 17, 8. ON MEDICAMENTS. ee Vs oa ‘TI allow you, O Bhikkhus, to keep food indoors.’ When they kept it indoors, and cooked it out of doors, those men who practised self-mortification by living on the remains of offered food ' crowded round them; and the Bhikkhus ate in fear. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook indoors.’ In the time of scarcity, those who (by offering food, inviting Bhikkhus to their houses, &c.) made (the accepting or eating of food) allowable (to the Bhikkhus), used to take more (for themselves), and give less to the Bhikkhus. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook of your own accord. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cook indoors, and of your own accord, food kept indoors.’ 8. Now at that time a number of Bhikkhus who had spent the rainy season in the land of KAsi, and were journeying to R4gagaha to visit the Blessed One, did not receive on the way as full a supply as they required of food, either bitter or sweet. And there was plenty of eatable fruit, but there was no one to make it allowable for them *. And those Bhikkhus went on in weariness to Ragagaha, to the Veluvana, in the Kalandaka-nivdpa, where the Blessed One was. And when they had come there, they bowed down before the Blessed One, and took their seats on one side. Now it is the custom of the Blessed Buddhas to exchange courteous greetings with Bhikkhus who 1 Buddhaghosa says, damaké ti vighdsad4. The same explanation is given in Abhidh4nappadipik4, verse 467, where the Sinhalese expression is indul kann4, and the English ‘one who eats orts.’ See the last section. 72 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 17, 9 arrive. And the Blessed One said to those Bhikkhus : ‘Do things go well with you, O Bhikkhus? Do you get enough to support yourselves with? Have you accomplished your journey without too much fatigue? And whence, O Bhikkhus,- have you come ?’ 9. ‘Things go well with us, Lord. We have spent the rainy season in the land of K4si; and as we were journeying to Ragagaha to visit the Blessed One, we did not receive on the way as full a supply as we required of food, either bitter or sweet. And there was plenty of eatable fruit, but there was no one to make it allowable for us. And we came on our way in weariness.’
2And there was plenty of eatable fruit, but there was no one to make it allowable for us. And we came on our way in weariness.’ Then the Blessed One, in that connection, after having delivered a religious discourse, said to the Bhikkhus: ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, wherever edible fruit is seen and there is no one to make it allowable, to pick it of your own accord, and take © it away. And when you see one who can make it allowable, you are to place it on the ground, and (only) eat it after you have received it again. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to take whatever (fruit) you have picked up'.’ 18. 1. Now at that time a certain Brahman had received some fresh tila seeds, and some fresh honey. Now it occurred to that Brahman: ‘What if I were to give these fresh tila seeds, and this * Compare below, 21. 1. VI, 18, 3. ON MEDICAMENTS. 73 fresh honey to the Bhikkhu-samgha with the Buddha at their head.’ And that Brahman went to the place where the Blessed One was, and when he had come there, he exchanged courteous greetings with the Blessed One. And after he had exchanged with the Blessed One the greetings and compliments of friendship and civility, he stood on one side. And, so standing, that Brahman said to the Blessed One: ‘May the venerable Gotama grant me that the venerable Gotama shall take his morrow’s meal at my home to-morrow with the Bhikkhu-samgha.’ The Blessed One consented by remaining silent. And when that Brahman perceived that the Blessed One had consented he went away. 2. And that Brahman, at the end of that night, when he had made ready sweet food, both hard and soft, had the time announced to the Blessed One (in the words), ‘It is time, O Gotama, and the meal is prepared.’ And the Blessed One, early in the morning, having put on his under robe, went duly bowled and robed to that Brahman’s residence. And when he had come there, he sat down on a seat prepared for him, and with him the Bhikkhu-samgha. And that Brahman satisfied with the sweet food, hard and soft, the Bhikkhu-samgha with the Buddha at their head, and waited on them with his own hand. And when the Blessed One had finished his meal, and had washed his hands and his bowl, the Br4hman took his seat on one side. And as he so sat the Blessed One instructed, and roused, and incited, and gladdened that Brahman with religious discourse, and rose from his seat, and went away. 3. Now not long after the Blessed One had gone 74 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 18, 4. it occurred to that Brahman: ‘The things for the sake of which I invited the Bhikkhu-samgha’ with the Buddha at their head, thinking, “I will give them the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey,’— those I have neglected to give. What if I were now to have the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey taken, in pots and vessels, to the Arama!’
3What if I were now to have the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey taken, in pots and vessels, to the Arama!’ And that Brahman had the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey taken in pots and vessels, and went to the place where the Blessed One was, And when he had come there, he stood on one side; and so standing that Brahman said to the Blessed One: 4. ‘The things for the sake of which I invited the Bhikkhu-samgha with the Buddha at their head, thinking, “I will give them the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey,’—those I have neglected to give. May the venerable Gotama receive of me the fresh tila seeds and the fresh honey.’ ‘Very well then, Brahman; give them to the Bhikkhus.’ Now at that time, during the scarcity, people invited Bhikkhus to a slender meal, and they, counting the number (of those invited), refused (the invitation). And the whole Samgha was (once) invited; but the Bhikkhus, fearing to offend, did not accept the invitation }. ‘Accept it, O Bhikkhus, and eat. I allow, O Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhu who has eaten and who has refused food still offered may nevertheless eat food, if it be brought from within, even if it has not been left over ?. 1 Compare Patimokkha, Péaéittiya 32. 8 This is an exception to P&fittiya 35. A Bhikkhu who has VI, 19, 2. ON MEDICAMENTS. 75 19, 1. Now at that time a family who were devoted to the venerable Upananda, of the Sakya clan, sent hard food for the Samgha, saying, ‘This is to be given to the Samgha with especial reference to the venerable U pananda.’ Now at that time the venerable Upananda of the Sakya clan had gone forth to the village for alms. And those men went to the ArAma, and asked the Bhikkhus : ‘Where, Sirs, is the venerable Upananda ?’ ‘The venerable Upananda of the Sakya clan has gone forth to the village for alms.’ ‘This hard food, Sirs, is to be given to the Samgha, with especial reference to the venerable Upananda.’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘In that case, O Bhikkhus, receive it, and put it aside till Upananda returns.’ 2. And the venerable Upananda, after having attended on the families in the forenoon, returned during the (after-part of the) day. Now at that time, during the scarcity, people invited the Bhikkhus to a slender meal; and they, finished, and has declared himself to have done so by declining further food, can still take ‘leavings’ without offending. By this rule he is also allowed to take food tato nfhatam, literally, ‘brought out thence,’ which seems to mean ‘out of the store of the giver.’ The expression recurs in VI, 32,1, and again in VI, 32, 2 (at the end), where the exceptions to P4éittiya 35 laid down in this and the following rules are again, the scarcity having passed away, put aside by ‘the Blessed One.’ 76 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 20, 1. counting the numbers (of those invited, refused) the invitation. And the whole Samgha was (once) invited; but the Bhikkhus, fearing to offend, did not accept the invitation.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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