Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Sekhiya 74: Not to defecate, urinate, or spit on green plants unless a medical reason prevents doing otherwise.
- Translated from the Pali by I.B. Horner.
… in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the group of six monks eased themselves and spat on green corn … " …
‘I will not ease myself or spit, if not ill, on green corn,’ is a training to be observed."
One should not ease oneself or spit, if not ill, on green corn. Whoever out of disrespect eases himself or spits, if not ill, on green corn, 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 done where there is no green corn he spreads green corn over it, if there are accidents, if he is mad, if he is the first wrongdoer.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū harite uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karonti … pe … .
2 "na harite agilāno uccāraṃ vā passāvaṃ vā kheḷaṃ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā"ti. (74:219)
3 na harite agilānena uccāro vā passāvo vā kheḷo vā kātabbo. yo anādariyaṃ paṭicca harite agilāno uccāraṃ vā passāvaṃ vā kheḷaṃ vā karoti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
4 anāpatti— asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, appaharite kato haritaṃ ottharati, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.