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6. Pattapiṇḍikaṅgakathā[vi. The Bowl-Food-Eater’s Practice]
Pattapiṇḍikaṅgampi ‘‘dutiyakabhājanaṃ paṭikkhipāmi,vi. The bowl-food-eater’s practice is undertaken with one of the following statements: “I refuse a second vessel”
pattapiṇḍikaṅgaṃ samādiyāmī’’ti imesaṃ aññataravacanena samādinnaṃ hoti.or “I undertake the bowl-food-eater’s practice.”
Tena pana pattapiṇḍikena yāgupānakāle bhājane ṭhapetvā byañjane laddheWhen at the time of drinking rice gruel, the bowl-food eater gets curry that is put in a dish;
byañjanaṃ vā paṭhamaṃ khāditabbaṃ, yāgu vā pātabbā.he can first either eat the curry or drink the rice gruel.
Sace pana yāguyaṃ pakkhipati, pūtimacchakādimhi byañjane pakkhitte yāgu paṭikūlā hoti,If he puts it in the rice gruel, the rice gruel becomes repulsive when a curry made with cured fish, etc., is put into it.
appaṭikūlameva ca katvā bhuñjituṃ vaṭṭati. Tasmā tathārūpaṃ byañjanaṃ sandhāya idaṃ vuttaṃ.So it is allowable [to do this] only in order to use it without making it repulsive. Consequently this is said with reference to such curry as that.
Yaṃ pana madhusakkarādikaṃ appaṭikūlaṃ hoti,But what is unrepulsive, such as honey, sugar,[^13] etc.,
taṃ pakkhipitabbaṃ. Gaṇhantena ca pamāṇayuttameva gaṇhitabbaṃ.should be put into it. And in taking it he should take the right amount.
Āmakasākaṃ hatthena gahetvā khādituṃ vaṭṭati. Tathā pana akatvā patteyeva pakkhipitabbaṃ.It is allowable to take green vegetables with the hand and eat them. But unless he does that they should be put into the bowl.
Dutiyakabhājanassa pana paṭikkhittattā aññaṃ rukkhapaṇṇampi na vaṭṭatīti idamassa vidhānaṃ.Because a second vessel has been refused it is not allowable [to use] anything else, not even the leaf of a tree. These are its directions.
Pabhedato pana ayampi tividho hoti.This too has three grades.
Tattha ukkaṭṭhassa aññatra ucchukhādanakālā kacavarampi chaḍḍetuṃ na vaṭṭati.Herein, for one who is strict, except at the time of eating sugarcane, it is not allowed [while eating] to throw rubbish away,
Odanapiṇḍamacchamaṃsapūvepi bhinditvā khādituṃ na vaṭṭati.and it is not allowed while eating to break up rice-lumps, fish, meat and cakes. [The rubbish should be thrown away and the rice-lumps, etc., broken up before starting to eat.]
Majjhimassa ekena hatthena bhinditvā khādituṃ vaṭṭati, hatthayogī nāmesa.The medium one is allowed to break them up with one hand while eating; and he is called a “hand ascetic.”
Muduko pana pattayogī nāma hoti,The mild one is called a “bowl ascetic”;
tassa yaṃ sakkā hoti patte pakkhipituṃ, taṃ sabbaṃ hatthena vā dantehi vā bhinditvā khādituṃ vaṭṭati.anything that can be put into his bowl he is allowed, while eating, to break up, [that is, rice lumps, etc.,] with his hand or [such things as palm sugar, ginger, etc.,] with his teeth.
Imesaṃ pana tiṇṇampi dutiyakabhājanaṃ sāditakkhaṇe dhutaṅgaṃ bhijjati. Ayamettha bhedo.The moment anyone of these three agrees to a second vessel his ascetic practice is broken. This is the breach in this instance.
Ayaṃ panānisaṃso, nānārasataṇhāvinodanaṃ. Atricchatāya pahānaṃ,The benefits are these. Craving for variety of tastes is eliminated; excessiveness of wishes is abandoned;
āhāre payojanamattadassitā, thālakādipariharaṇakhedābhāvo, avikkhittabhojitā, appicchatādīnaṃ anulomavuttitāti.he sees the purpose and the [right] amount in nutriment; he is not bothered with carrying saucers, etc., about; his life conforms to [the principles of] fewness of wishes and so on.
Nānābhājanavikkhepaṃ, hitvā okkhittalocano; Khaṇanto viya mūlāni, rasataṇhāya subbato.He baffles doubts that might arise With extra dishes; downcast eyes The true devotedness imply[^14] Of one uprooting gluttony.
Sarūpaṃ viya santuṭṭhiṃ, dhārayanto sumānaso; Paribhuñjeyya āhāraṃ, ko añño pattapiṇḍikoti.Wearing content as if ‘twere part Of his own nature, glad at heart; None but a bowl-food eater may Consume his food in such a way.
Ayaṃ pattapiṇḍikaṅge samādānavidhānappabhedabhedānisaṃsavaṇṇanā.This is the commentary on the undertaking, directions, grades, breach, and benefits, in the case of the bowl-food-eater’s practice.