Theravāda Vinaya — Mahāvibhaṅga — Pārājikakaṇḍa

but there’s an offense entailing confession for lying in full awareness.”

On one occasion, when fresh food belonging to the Sangha was being distributed …

when cookies belonging to the Sangha were being distributed …

when sugarcane belonging to the Sangha was being distributed …

when gaub fruits belonging to the Sangha were being distributed,

a monk said without grounds, “Please give me a portion for one more,” and he took it away.

He became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s an offense entailing confession for lying in full awareness.”

On one occasion during a shortage of food, a monk entered a rice kitchen and took a bowlful of cooked rice, intending to steal it.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion during a shortage of food, a monk entered a slaughterhouse and took a bowlful of meat, intending to steal it.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion during a shortage of food, a monk entered a bakery and took a bowlful of cookies, intending to steal it. …

took a bowlful of pastries, intending to steal it. …

took a bowlful of cakes, intending to steal it.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a certain monk saw a requisite during the day. He took note of it with the thought,

“I’ll steal it at night.”

He then stole it, thinking it was what he had seen …

He then stole something else, thinking it was what he had seen …

He then stole it, thinking it was something other than what he had seen …

He then stole something else, thinking it was something other than what he had seen.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a certain monk saw a requisite during the day. He took note of it with the thought,

“I’ll steal it at night.”

But he stole his own requisite, thinking it was what he had seen.

He became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”

On one occasion a monk saw a bag on a bench.

He thought, “If I take it from there I shall be expelled,” and so he took it by moving the bench.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a monk took a mattress from the Sangha, intending to steal it.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a monk took a robe from a bamboo robe rack, intending to steal it.

He became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a monk stole a robe in a dwelling.

He thought, “If I come out from here, I shall be expelled,” and he remained in that dwelling.

They told the Buddha.

“Whether that fool comes out or not, he has committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

At one time there were two monks who were friends.

One of them went into the village for almsfood.

When fresh food belonging to the Sangha was being distributed, the other monk took his friend’s portion.

Taking it on trust, he ate it.

When he found out about this, the first monk accused him, saying,

“You’re not a monastic anymore!”

He became anxious …

“What were you thinking, monk?”

“I took it on trust, sir.”

“There’s no offense for one who takes on trust.”

On one occasion a number of monks were making robes.

When fresh food belonging to the Sangha was being distributed, they took their shares and put them aside.

A certain monk ate another monk’s portion, thinking it was his own.

When the other monk found out about this, he accused him, saying,

“You’re not a monastic anymore!”

He became anxious …

“What were you thinking, monk?”

“I thought it was my own, sir.”

“There’s no offense for one who perceives it as his own.”

On one occasion a number of monks were making robes.

When fresh food belonging to the Sangha was being distributed, they brought a certain monk’s share in another monk’s almsbowl and put it aside.

The monk who was the owner of the bowl ate the food, thinking it was his own.

When he found out about this, the owner of the food accused him

…

“There’s no offense for one who perceives it as his own.”

On one occasion mango thieves cut down some mangoes, collected them in a bundle, and left.

The owners pursued them.

When they saw the owners, the thieves dropped the bundle and ran away.

Some monks perceived those mangoes as discarded, had them offered, and ate them.

But the owners accused them, saying,

“You’re not monastics anymore!”

They became anxious …

They told the Buddha.

“What were you thinking, monks?”

“Sir, we perceived them as discarded.”

“There’s no offense for one who perceives something as discarded.”

On one occasion rose-apple thieves …

breadfruit thieves …

jackfruit thieves …

palm-fruit thieves …

sugarcane thieves …

gaub-fruit thieves picked some fruit, collected them in a bundle, and left.

The owners pursued them.

When they saw the owners, the thieves dropped the bundle and ran away.

Some monks perceived those gaub fruits as discarded, had them offered, and ate them.

But the owners accused them, saying,

“You’re not monastics anymore!”

They became anxious …

“There’s no offense for one who perceives something as discarded.”

On one occasion mango thieves cut down some mangoes, collected them in a bundle, and left.

The owners pursued them.