and being afraid of wrongdoing, he and his followers did not eat mung beans. They told the Buddha. “Although mung beans may sprout after being digested, I allow you to eat as much of it as you like.” On one occasion a certain monk who had a stomachache drank a salty purgative “I allow salty purgatives when you’re sick. If you’re not sick, I allow you to drink it mixed with water.” 5. Discussion of the prohibition against storing indoors, etc. Wandering on, the Buddha eventually arrived at Rājagaha where he stayed in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary. Soon afterwards the Buddha had a stomachache.