Monks’ Analysis: on How Many Offences? (Pātidesanīya)

Monks’ Pātidesanīya 1

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Pd.1} Eating solid food or soft food, having accepted it with his own hand from the hand of a nun who is not a relation (and) has entered among the houses, how many offences does he fall into? Eating … he falls into two offences: as he accepts it thinking, “I will eat,” there is an offence of wrong-doing; for every mouthful there is an offence to be confessed. Eating … he falls into these two offences.

Monks’ Pātidesanīya 2

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Pd.2} Eating without restraining a nun who is giving directions he falls into two offences: … see Prv.1.2:Bu-Pd.1.

Monks’ Pātidesanīya 3

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Pd.3} Eating solid food or soft food among families agreed upon as learners, having accepted it with his own hand he falls into two offences: … see Prv.1.2:Bu-Pd.1.

Monks’ Pātidesanīya 4

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Pd.4} Eating solid food or soft food in forest lodgings, not announced beforehand, having accepted it with his own hand within a monastery, how many offences does he fall into? Eating … he falls into two offences: ^Vin.5.44 as he accepts it thinking, “I will eat” … Eating … in forest lodgings he falls into these two offences.

Concluded are the four offences to be Confessed