Lzh Dg Bu Pm Pd 3Receiving Food From Designated Families
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tatiyapāṭidesanīya
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EXPLANATION OF THE TATIYAPĀṬIDESANĪYA SUTRA
Receiving Food from Designated Families
Background
Tatiyapāṭidesanīya, the third Pāṭidesanīya rule, is one of the ethical regulations in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, within the Pāli Canon. This section of the Vinaya concerns monastics receiving food from certain designated families.
In its historical context, these regulations arose from specific situations in the monastic community during the Buddha’s time. Virtuous families often voluntarily provided food for the Sangha, and to avoid confusion, craving, or conflict, the Buddha set forth clear guidelines. Pāṭidesanīya (pāti + desanīya) means “to be declared” or “to be confessed,” indicating a lighter level of ethical violation than stricter rules in the Vinaya Piṭaka.
Main Content
The Tatiyapāṭidesanīya rule concerns cases in which monastics receive food, especially durable foods such as rice, wheat, and grains, from specific families that they are not permitted to choose at will. According to the Vinaya Piṭaka, monastics are permitted to receive food from any faithful donor who offers it voluntarily, but regulations concerning “designated families” exist to protect purity and avoid conflicts within the community.
If a monastic intentionally receives food from families not permitted, or violates the established conditions, that person must declare and confess the fault before the Sangha. These are not violations leading to expulsion (Pārājika) or Saṅghādisesa rules, but matters to be corrected through sincere declaration.
The purpose of this rule is to maintain harmony within the Sangha, avoid unequal treatment, and ensure that monastics live in purity, not bound by material relationships or private aims.
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