Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Sekhiya 44: Not to throw pieces of food into the mouth.
- Translated from the Pali by I.B. Horner.
… in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the group of six monks ate tossing up balls (of food) … " …
‘I will not eat tossing up balls (of food),’ is a training to be, observed."
One should not eat tossing up balls (of food). Whoever out of disrespect eats tossing up balls (of food), there is an offence of wrong-doing.
There is no offence if it is unintentional, if he is not thinking, if he does not know, if he is ill, if they are solid victuals, all sorts of fruits, if there are accidents, if he is mad, if he is the first wrong-doer.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū piṇḍukkhepakaṃ bhuñjanti … pe … .
2 "na piṇḍukkhepakaṃ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā"ti. (44:189)
3 na piṇḍukkhepakaṃ bhuñjitabbaṃ. yo anādariyaṃ paṭicca piṇḍukkhepakaṃ bhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
4 anāpatti— asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, khajjake, phalāphale, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.