Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 27
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And the Blessed One, wandering from place to place, came to R"g"agaha. There the Blessed One dwelt near R"g"agaha, in the Ve"l"uvana, at Kalandakanivpa. At that time the Bhikkhus at R"g"agaha had plenty of sugar. The Bhikkhus feared to offend (and thought): 'The Blessed One has allowed the eating of sugar only to the sick and not to the healthy,' and therefore they did not eat sugar.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'I allow, O Bhikkhus, to the sick the eating of sugar, and to the healthy the drinking of sugar-water.'
And the Blessed One, wandering from place to place, came to R"g"agaha. There the Blessed One dwelt near R"g"agaha, in the Ve"l"uvana, at Kalandakanivpa. At that time the Bhikkhus at R"g"agaha had plenty of sugar. The Bhikkhus feared to offend (and thought): 'The Blessed One has allowed the eating of sugar only to the sick and not to the healthy,' and therefore they did not eat sugar.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'I allow, O Bhikkhus, to the sick the eating of sugar, and to the healthy the drinking of sugar-water.'
