Essay name: Ahara as depicted in the Pancanikaya
Author:
Le Chanh
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
This critical study of Ahara (鈥渇ood鈥�) explores its significance in Buddhism, encompassing both physical and mental nourishment. The Panca Nikaya, part of the Sutta Pitaka, highlights how all human problems, including suffering and happiness, are connected to Ahara. Understanding this concept is crucial for comprehending and alleviating suffering, aiming for a balanced, enlightened life.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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dependent on the food itself, but on the manner and thought as well as the
choice of food of a man before consuming it; this is applied for both body
and mind. Again, the purpose is to introduce one with new idea and
concept of food that have not been thoroughly studied in the field of
research on food before. People usually think that the eater eats food but
they never know the food itself devours the eater too 'what a man eats,
eats back a man.' Then an attempt of the present study is to show that the
four types of 膩h膩ra constitute man; so man is not a permanent entity, but
is conditioned by 膩h膩ra; it is also to help people know how to realize the
valuable source of nutrition for true happiness and the origin of food that
creates suffering.
1.8.
Methodology of the present work
膧h膩ra is a condition that affects directly the destiny of man and his
world, it is always a burning topic for one to criticize and analyze;
therefore, the studies on 膩h膩ra have contributed to the development of
many methodological ideas and issues.
In order to achieve the aim and importance of research on 膩h膩ra, the
present researcher attempts to discover methodology which is based on
the usefulness and reliability of the Pa帽ca Nik膩ya in order to attempt a
study of 膩h膩ra and its importance in human life. In this work, the present
researcher attempts that a central feature of this research will be the
presentation of the concepts and the criticism analysis, and interpretation
of those concepts on 膩h膩ra in the teachings of Lord Buddha as well as to
mention the new solutions for the safety of 膩h膩ra of human beings and
saving of environment in the future.
The Pa帽ca Nikaya recorded in the P膩li language are translated into
English and other languages. The primary sources of the present work are
