Lzh Mi Bi Vb Sk 6Na kulmāsapiṇḍakaṁ
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na kulmāsapiṇḍakaṁ
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EXPOSITION OF THE NA KULMĀSAPIṆḌAKAṀ DISCOURSE
Background
The Na kulmāsapiṇḍakaṁ discourse (concerning food made from kulmāsa) belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. It is a rule in the Bhikkhu Pātimokkha, concerning the training regulations of bhikkhus in the Sangha. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not a collection of sermons, but standards of conduct, the disciplinary foundations that maintain harmony and purity in the monastic community.
In the context of ancient India, offering food to monks was a common act of compassion. Yet Buddhist practitioners recognized that dependence on material benefits could lead to unworthy conduct; therefore, regulations concerning food and its reception were recorded to protect the purity of compassionate giving.
Main Content
The specific content of this discourse has not been fully translated in the available materials, but according to the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, this rule concerns prohibited cases in receiving food. The phrase “kulmāsa piṇḍaka” indicates a type of rice or food prepared in a particular way, perhaps rice-water or rice mixed with liquid.
According to the general principle of the Vinaya, bhikkhus are not to ask for or specify particular kinds of food from donors. If a monk deliberately asks for a special kind of rice or food such as kulmāsa piṇḍaka, this is regarded as an offense. The reason is that such requests reflect greed and dependence on comforts, unsuitable to renunciation and self-restraint regarding material things.
The Vinaya Piṭaka emphasizes that bhikkhus should receive what is offered with a mind of contentment, making no distinction between what is delicious and what is poor, but instead regarding food simply as one of the necessary supports for maintaining the body in service of practice.
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