Does the Vinaya forbid drinking while giving or listening to dhamma talks?
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Unable to search the Vinaya with ease, I searched the suttas.
The suttas indicate that Dhamma talks following alms meals should be received respectfully. By implication, the immediate needs of the talking monk will all have been satisfied by the prior offering of food and water. Therefore it would normally be rare to need water immediately after a meal with drink.
However, dry throats do arise as a medical condition (e.g allergies or throat cancer), and speaking does dry out the throat.
SN35.133:5.1: Then the brahmin lady served and satisfied Udāyī with her own hands with a variety of delicious foods. When Udāyī had eaten and washed his hand and bowl, she took off her shoes, sat on a low seat, uncovered her head, and said to him, “Sir, when what exists do the perfected ones declare that there is pleasure and pain? When what doesn’t exist do the perfected ones not declare that there is pleasure and pain?”
Regarding boiling, the suttas also mention:
SN46.55:16.1: Suppose there is a bowl of water that is not heated by a fire, boiling and bubbling. A person with good eyesight checking their own reflection would truly know it and see it. In the same way, when your heart is not overcome and mired in ill will … Even hymns that are long-unpracticed spring to mind, let alone those that are practiced.
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"na surusurukārakaṃ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā."
Not to make noise (slurp) when absorbing a liquid.
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OP wrote:
I recall the Vinaya says things like listeners of dhamma talks should not wear hats, etc.
I think you got it reversed, the Vinaya does not apply to lay people. The rules apply to Bhikkhus only. The right way would be, Bhikkhus shall not teach the Dhamma to people wearing hats, holding a weapons, laying down etc., most with the exception of illness.
So far, I could not find anything in the Vinaya about drinking water while teaching. And besides, rules for drinking water is not tight since the Buddha must have known how important it is for the body and the brain to stay hydrated.
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Other then the aversive unfounded preoccupation here: it's actually one duty for monks to arrange drinking water for all participate at their gatherings.
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