Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe bhikkhusaṅghaṁ sannipātāpetvā bhikkhū paṭipucchi— “ko, bhikkhave, suppiyaṁ upāsikaṁ maṁsaṁ viññāpesī”ti? Evaṁ vutte, so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca—“ahaṁ kho, bhante, suppiyaṁ upāsikaṁ maṁsaṁ viññāpesin”ti. “Āhariyittha, bhikkhū”ti? “Āhariyittha, bhagavā”ti. “Paribhuñji tvaṁ, bhikkhū”ti? “Paribhuñjāmahaṁ, bhagavā”ti. “Paṭivekkhi tvaṁ, bhikkhū”ti? “Nāhaṁ, bhagavā, paṭivekkhin”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, appaṭivekkhitvā maṁsaṁ paribhuñjissasi. Manussamaṁsaṁ kho tayā, moghapurisa, paribhuttaṁ. Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… vigarahitvā dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi— “santi, bhikkhave, manussā saddhā pasannā, tehi attanopi maṁsāni pariccattāni. Na, bhikkhave, manussamaṁsaṁ paribhuñjitabbaṁ. Yo paribhuñjeyya, āpatti thullaccayassa. Na ca, bhikkhave, appaṭivekkhitvā maṁsaṁ paribhuñjitabbaṁ. Yo paribhuñjeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.

10. Hatthimaṁsādipaṭikkhepakathā

Tena kho pana samayena rañño hatthī maranti. Manussā dubbhikkhe hatthimaṁsaṁ paribhuñjanti, bhikkhūnaṁ piṇḍāya carantānaṁ hatthimaṁsaṁ denti. Bhikkhū hatthimaṁsaṁ paribhuñjanti. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā hatthimaṁsaṁ paribhuñjissanti. Rājaṅgaṁ hatthī, sace rājā jāneyya, na nesaṁ attamano assā”ti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, hatthimaṁsaṁ paribhuñjitabbaṁ. Yo paribhuñjeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti. Tena kho pana samayena rañño assā maranti. Manussā dubbhikkhe assamaṁsaṁ paribhuñjanti, bhikkhūnaṁ piṇḍāya carantānaṁ assamaṁsaṁ denti. Bhikkhū assamaṁsaṁ paribhuñjanti. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā assamaṁsaṁ paribhuñjissanti. Rājaṅgaṁ assā, sace rājā jāneyya, na nesaṁ attamano assā”ti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, assamaṁsaṁ paribhuñjitabbaṁ. Yo paribhuñjeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.