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Pitaka', if a monk takes food in the afternoon (after mid-day), he has to undergo pacittiya (51).
In the Jaina tradition, a monk receives food in his own begging bowl, brings it to his lodge and eats in some private place. In contrast, in the Buddhist tradition, a monk, when invited, goes to the residence of a householder to dine. A Chapter entitled Sekhiya in the Vinaya Pitaka lays down elaborately the careful way in which monks and nuns should go to a householder's residence to dine and take their seats. Even the instructions regarding dinning are interesting and are in good taste. In this matter, the resolves of the nuns are as follows:
1. I shall not open my mouth till the morsel is very near it.
2.
While eating, I shall not put the whole palm in my mouth.
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I shall not talk when I have food in my mouth.
4.
I shall not make the food jump in my hand before I eat.
5. I shall not cut a morsel into pieces.
6. I shall not swell my cheeks while I eat.
7. I shall not throw my hands while eating.
8. I shall not spread crumbs on the floor.
9. I shall not lick my own tongue while eating. 10. I shall not make sound with my mouth while eating (53).
Such resolves are also to be made by monks. intake of garlic by the nuns is totally prohibited (54).
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