Cullavagga - Fifth Khandhaka: Chapter 5

1. Now at that time the mangoes were ripe in the park of Seniya Bimbisâra, the
king of Magadha. And Seniya Bimbisâra, the king of Magadha, had given command,
saying,' Let the venerable ones have as much fruit as they like.' Then the
Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus plucked even the young fruits and ate them.
Now Seniya Bimbisâra, the king of Magadha, wanted a mango; and he gave orders,
saying, 'Go,
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my good men, to the park, and bring me hither a mango.'
'Even so, Lord,' said the men in assent to Seniya Bimbisâra, the king of Magadha
and they went to the park, and said to the park-keepers, 'Our lord, good
friends, has need of a mango. Give us one!'
'There are no mangoes, Sirs. The Bhikkhus have plucked even the young ones, and
eaten them.'
Then those men told the matter to Seniya Bimbisâra, the king of Magadha, and he
said: 'The mangoes have been well used, my good men, by the venerable ones.
Notwithstanding it is moderation that has been exalted by the Blessed One.'
The people murmured, were shocked, and were indignant, &c., saying, 'How can the
Sakyaputtiya Samanas, knowing no moderation, use up the king's mangoes?' The
Bhikkhus heard those men murmuring, shocked, and indignant. Then those Bhikkhus
told this matter to the Blessed One.
'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to eat mangoes. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of
a dukkata.'
2. Now at that time it was the turn of a certain multitude to provide the Samgha
with a meal. Mango-peal was put into the curry. The Bhikkhus, fearing to offend,
would not partake of it.
'Take it, O Bhikkhus, and eat. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to eat the peal of the
mango.'
Now at that time it was the turn of a certain multitude to provide the Samgha
with a meal. They did not get so far as to make (curry with) the peal, but went
about in the dining-hall with whole mangoes. The Bhikkhus, fearing to offend,
would not accept them.
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'Take them, O Bhikkhus, and eat. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to eat fruit which has
become allowable to Samanas in any one of these five ways--when it has been
injured by fire 1--or by sword 2--or by nails--when it has not yet had any seed
in it--and fifthly, when it has no more seed in it 3. I allow you, O Bhikkhus,
to eat fruit which has become allowable to Samanas in any one of these five
ways.'



Footnotes
75:1 Buddhaghosa gives in the Samanta Pâsâdikâ on the 11th Pâkittiya the
following explanations of these terms. Aggi-parigitan ti agginâ parigitam
abhibhûtam daddham phutthan ti attho. The reading parigitam is correct and
should be inserted in the text for parikitam.
75:2 Sattha-parigitan ti satthena parigitam abhibhûtam khinnam viddham vâ ti
attho. Esa nayo nakha-parigite (B., loc. cit.).
75:3 These last two clauses have already occurred at Mahâvagga VI, 21. The
principle of the injunction throughout its five divisions is one and the
same--the seed, or the capacity of fructification, must either have never
existed, or have passed away, or have been destroyed.