San Mu Bu Pm GBM 3 Sk 47Nopari khādanīyabhojanīyasya pātraṁ dhārayiṣyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Nopari khādanīyabhojanīyasya pātraṁ dhārayiṣyāma
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Exposition of the Nopari Khādanīyabhojanīyasya Pātraṁ Dhārayiṣyāma Sutta
Background
This sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Early Buddhist tradition and is found in the section regulating the practice life of the Sangha. The Vinaya Piṭaka is a collection of codes and rules skillfully established by the Buddha to protect the purity of the Sangha, helping Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunīs maintain unified conduct within the noble Sangha.
The background of this sutta concerns the matter of storing food. In the Buddha’s time, pure practice included using daily implements mindfully and in accordance with the Dharma and the discipline. This sutta specifies the principle concerning the management of the bowl (pātra), the bhikkhu’s bowl used to receive charitable alms—a sacred implement that each monastic must care for with respect.
Main Content
This sutta affirms that Bhikkhus should not keep in the bowl food that can be eaten (khādanīya) or food considered nourishing (bhojanīya) beyond the time permitted by the discipline. The phrase “Nopari dhārayiṣyāma” (we shall not keep) indicates a specific prohibition in the rule of daily conduct.
According to the bhikkhu discipline, the bowl is not a place to store food at any time. The bowl is used only for receiving alms in the morning, to hold food provided by donors, and after the meal before noon (bhikkhus are not permitted to eat after midday according to the Patimokkha), the bowl must be cleaned. Food should not be kept in the bowl, because this can lead to many problems: the food may spoil, its smell and taste may change, or small living beings may be destroyed when food is left there too long.
This is not a rigid rule, but an expression of avoidance of harm (ahimsā) and mindfulness (sati) in every daily activity.
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