Parent:: [[Carana|Caraṇa]], [[Paccavekkhana|Paccavekkhaṇā]], [[Paccavekkhana|Paccavekkhaṇā]]
# Bhojane mattaññutā (Moderation in Eating)
## Eating in Moderation
![[MN53 Sekhasutta#^moderation-in-eating]]
## Not Eating at Night
> [!NOTE] Abstain from Eating at night (Rattibhojanā) — In Kīṭāgirisutta ([MN70](https://suttacentral.net/mn70/en/sujato))
> “Mendicants, I **abstain from ==eating at night==.**
> _“ahaṁ kho, bhikkhave, **aññatreva ==rattibhojanā== bhuñjāmi**._
>
> Doing so, I find that I’m **==healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably==**.
> _Aññatra kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, rattibhojanā bhuñjamāno appābādhatañca sañjānāmi appātaṅkatañca lahuṭṭhānañca balañca phāsuvihārañca._
>
> **==You too should abstain from eating at night.==**
> _Etha, tumhepi, bhikkhave, aññatreva rattibhojanā bhuñjatha._
>
> Doing so, you’ll find that you’re healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.”
> _Aññatra kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhepi rattibhojanā bhuñjamānā appābādhatañca sañjānissatha appātaṅkatañca lahuṭṭhānañca balañca phāsuvihārañcā”ti._
## Suttas
- [[MN53 Sekhasutta]]
- MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn70/en/sujato))
- Story of monks unable to persuade corrupt monks from eating in moderation, and Buddha convinced them with great "patience" and gradual reasoning #dhamma/teaching/skillful/buddha
# Bhojane mattaññutā (Moderation in Eating)
## Eating in Moderation
![[MN53 Sekhasutta#^moderation-in-eating]]
## Not Eating at Night
![[MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta#^bojane-mattannuta]]
## Eating in a Blameless way
> [!NOTE] In Jīvakasutta ([MN55](https://suttacentral.net/mn55/en/sujato))
> When the night has passed, they robe up in the morning, take their bowl and robe, and approach that householder’s home, where they sit on the seat spread out.
> _So tassā rattiyā accayena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena tassa gahapatissa vā gahapatiputtassa vā nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamati; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdati._
>
> That householder or their child serves them with delicious almsfood.
> _Tamenaṁ so gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā paṇītena piṇḍapātena parivisati._
>
> It never occurs to them,
> _Tassa na evaṁ hoti:_
>
> **==‘It’s so good that this householder serves me with delicious almsfood!==**
> _‘sādhu vata māyaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā paṇītena piṇḍapātena pariviseyyāti._
>
> **==I hope they serve me with such delicious almsfood in the future!’==**
> _Aho vata māyaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā āyatimpi evarūpena paṇītena piṇḍapātena pariviseyyā’ti—_
>
> They don’t think that.
> _evampissa na hoti._
>
> They eat that almsfood **==untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawback, and understanding the escape==**.
> _So taṁ piṇḍapātaṁ agathito amucchito anajjhopanno ādīnavadassāvī nissaraṇapañño paribhuñjati._
>
> ---
> What do you think, Jīvaka?
> _Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, jīvaka,_
>
> At that time is that mendicant intending to hurt themselves, hurt others, or hurt both?”
> _api nu so bhikkhu tasmiṁ samaye attabyābādhāya vā ceteti, parabyābādhāya vā ceteti, ubhayabyābādhāya vā cetetī”ti?_
>
> ---
> “No, sir.”
> _“No hetaṁ, bhante”._
>
> ---
> “Aren’t they eating **blameless** food at that time?”
> _“Nanu so, jīvaka, bhikkhu tasmiṁ samaye **anavajjaṁyeva** āhāraṁ āhāretī”ti?_
>
> ---
> “Yes, sir.
> _“Evaṁ, bhante._
## Suttas
- [[MN53 Sekhasutta]]
- [[MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta]]
- Story of monks unable to persuade corrupt monks from eating in moderation, and Buddha convinced them with great "patience" and gradual reasoning
- MN55 Jīvakasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn55/en/sujato))
- Proper attitude of eating (with Brahma Vihara), and regarding meat too