56. Sasitthakasikkhāpada  56. The training rule on containing rice

Origin story

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā bhaggesu viharati susumāragire bhesakaḷāvane migadāye.  At one time when the Buddha was staying in the Bhagga country at Susumāragira in the Bhesakaḷā Grove,
Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū kokanade pāsāde sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍenti.  the monks in the Kokanada stilt house were discarding their bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas.
Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—  People complained and criticized them,
“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessanti, seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhogino”ti.  “How can the Sakyan monastics discard their bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.  The monks heard the complaints of those people,
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—  and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhū sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessantī”ti …pe…  “How can those monks do this?” …
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhū sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍentī”ti?  “Is it true, monks, that they do this?”

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.  “It’s true, sir.”

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…  The Buddha rebuked them …
kathañhi nāma te, bhikkhave, moghapurisā sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessanti.  “How can those foolish men do this?
Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…  This will affect people’s confidence …” …
evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—  “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: