The monks’ rules (PLI-TV-BU-PM)

Chapter 4: respectfully

Training 31: not eating respectfully

‘I will eat almsfood respectfully,’ this is how you should train.

Training 32: not eating with attention on the almsbowl

‘I will eat almsfood with attention on the almsbowl,’ this is how you should train.

Training 33: not eating in order

‘I will eat almsfood in order,’ this is how you should train.

Training 34: not eating in the right proportions

‘I will eat almsfood with the right proportion of bean curry,’ this is how you should train.

Training 35: making food into a heap

‘I will not eat almsfood after making a heap,’ this is how you should train.

Training 36: covering with rice

‘I will not cover my curries with rice because I want more,’ this is how you should train.

Training 37: requesting rice and bean curry

‘When not sick, I will not request bean curry or rice for myself and then eat it,’ this is how you should train.

Training 38: finding fault

‘I will not look at another’s almsbowl finding fault,’ this is how you should train.

Training 39: making an overlarge mouthful

‘I will not make mouthfuls that are too large,’ this is how you should train.

Training 40: not making rounded mouthfuls

‘I will make rounded mouthfuls,’ this is how you should train.

The fourth subchapter on respectfully is finished.

Chapter 5: mouthfuls

Training 41: opening the mouth

‘I will not open my mouth without bringing a mouthful to it,’ this is how you should train.

Training 42: putting whole hand in mouth

‘I will not put my whole hand in my mouth while eating,’ this is how you should train.

Training 43: speaking with food in mouth

‘I will not speak with food in my mouth,’ this is how you should train.

Training 44: eating from lifted mouthfuls

‘I will not eat from a lifted ball of food,’ this is how you should train.

Training 45: breaking up mouthfuls

‘I will not eat breaking up mouthfuls,’ this is how you should train.

Training 46: stuffing the cheeks

‘I will not eat stuffing my cheeks,’ this is how you should train.

Training 47: shaking the hand

‘I will not eat shaking my hand,’ this is how you should train.

Training 48: scattering rice

‘I will not eat scattering rice,’ this is how you should train.

Training 49: sticking out the tongue

‘I will not eat sticking out my tongue,’ this is how you should train.

Training 50: chomping

‘I will not make a chomping sound while eating,’ this is how you should train.

The fifth subchapter on mouthfuls is finished.

Chapter 6: slurping

Training 51: slurping

‘I will not slurp while eating,’ this is how you should train.

Training 52: licking the hand

‘I will not lick my hand while eating,’ this is how you should train.

Training 53: licking the almsbowl

‘I will not lick my almsbowl while eating,’ this is how you should train.

Training 54: licking the lips

‘I will not lick my lips while eating,’ this is how you should train.

Training 55: receiving with soiled hand

‘I will not receive the drinking-water vessel with a hand soiled with food,’ this is how you should train.

Training 56: discarding waste water with rice

‘I will not discard bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.

Training 57: holding a sunshade

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a sunshade who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 58: holding a staff

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a staff who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 59: holding a knife

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a knife who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 60: holding a weapon

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a weapon who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

The sixth subchapter on slurping is finished.

Chapter 7: shoes

Training 61: wearing shoes

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone wearing shoes who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 62: wearing sandals

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone wearing sandals who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 63: sitting in a vehicle

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone in a vehicle who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 64: lying down

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone lying down who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 65: clasping the knees

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone who is seated clasping their knees and who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 66: wearing a headdress

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone with a headdress who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 67: covering the head

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone with a covered head who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 68: sitting on the ground

‘I will not give a teaching while sitting on the ground to anyone sitting on a seat who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 69: sitting on a low seat

‘I will not give a teaching while sitting on a low seat to anyone sitting on a high seat who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 70: standing

‘I will not give a teaching while standing to anyone sitting who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 71: walking behind

‘I will not give a teaching to anyone walking in front of me who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 72: walking next to the path

‘I will not give a teaching while walking next to the path to anyone walking on the path who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.

Training 73: defecating while standing

‘When not sick, I will not defecate or urinate while standing,’ this is how you should train.

Training 74: defecating on cultivated plants

‘When not sick, I will not defecate, urinate, or spit on cultivated plants,’ this is how you should train.

Training 75: defecating in water

‘When not sick, I will not defecate, urinate, or spit in water,’ this is how you should train.

The seventh subchapter on shoes is finished.

Venerables, the rules of training have been recited.

In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’

A second time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’

A third time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’

You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.

The chapter on training is finished.

The settling of legal issues

Venerables, these seven principles for the settling of legal issues come up for recitation.

For the settling and resolving of legal issues whenever they arise there is:

The settling of legal issues 1

Resolution face-to-face to be applied.

The settling of legal issues 2

Resolution through recollection to be granted.

The settling of legal issues 3

Resolution because of past insanity to be granted.

The settling of legal issues 4

Acting according to what has been admitted.

The settling of legal issues 5

Majority decision.

The settling of legal issues 6

Further penalty.

The settling of legal issues 7

Covering over as if with grass.

Venerables, the seven principles for the settling of legal issues have been recited.

In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’

A second time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’

A third time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’

You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.

The seven principles for the settling of legal issues are finished.

Venerables, the introduction has been recited;

the four rules on expulsion have been recited;

the thirteen rules on suspension have been recited;

the two undetermined rules have been recited;

the thirty rules on relinquishment and confession have been recited;

the ninety-two rules on confession have been recited;

the four rules on acknowledgment have been recited;

the rules of training have been recited;

the seven principles for the settling of legal issues have been recited.

This much has come down and is included in the Monastic Code of the Buddha and comes up for recitation every half-month.

In regard to this everyone should train in unity, in concord, without dispute.”

The fifth recitation, in detail, is finished.

The Monastic Code for monks is finished.

Homage to the Buddha, the Perfected One, the fully Awakened One.