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.
Appendix 1 - Buddha's teachings on Ahara (Pali texts and English translations)
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yam
膩h膩rasambhavassa nibbid膩ya vir膩g膩ya nirodh膩ya pa峁璱panno hoti. Tad膩h膩ranirodh膩
bh奴tam nirodhadhammanti yath膩bh奴tam sammappa帽帽膩ya passati.
Tad膩h膩ranirodh膩 yam bh奴tam tam nirodhadhammanti yath膩bh奴tam sammappa帽帽膩ya
disv膩 nirodhadhammassa nibbid膩ya vir膩g膩ya nirodh膩ya pa峁璱panno hoti. Evam kho,
s膩riputta, sekkho hoti.
鈥淜atha帽ca, s膩riputta, sankh膩tadhammo hoti? Bhutamidanti, s膩riputta, yath膩bhutam
sammappa帽帽膩ya passati. Bh奴tamidanti yath膩bh奴tam sammappa帽帽膩ya disv膩 bh奴tassa
nibbid膩 vir膩g膩 nirodh膩 anup膩d膩 vimutto hoti. Tad膩h膩rasambhavanti yath膩bh奴tam
sammappa帽帽膩ya passati. Tad膩h膩rasambhavanti yath膩bh奴tam sammappa帽帽膩ya disv膩
膩h膩rasambhavassa nibbid膩 vir膩g膩 nirodh膩 anup膩d膩 vimutto hoti. Tad膩h膩ranirodh膩 yam
bh奴tam tam nirodhadhammanti yath膩bh奴tam sammappa帽帽膩ya passati. Tad膩h膩ranirodh膩
yam bh奴tam tam nirodhadhammanti yath膩bh奴tam sammappa帽帽茫 disv膩
nirodhadhammassa nibbid膩 vir膩g膩 nirodh膩 anup膩d膩 vimutto hoti. Evam kho, s膩riputta,
sankh膩tadhammo hoti. Iti kho, s膩riputta, yam tam vutta峁� p膩r膩yane ajitapa峁僪e -
"Ye ca sankh膩tadhamm膩se, ye ca sekkh膩 puth奴 idha;
Tesam me nipako iriyam, pu峁弓ho pabr奴hi m膩ris膩鈥� ti.
"Imassa kho s膩riputta samkhittena bh膩sitassa eva峁� vittharena attho da峁弓habbo鈥� ti. Pathamam."
(Samyuttanik膩ya II, 47, Nid膩navaggap膩li, Bh奴tasutta. No. 31.)
Become or Come to be
"See you, S膩riputta, that 'this has come to be'? See you, S膩riputta that 'this has come to be鈥�?
'This has come to be,' lord - thus by right insight he sees, as it teally is; and
seeing it in this way he practises revulsion from it, and that it may fade away and
cease. He sees by right insight continual become from a certain sustenance, and
seeing that in this way as it really is, he practises revulsion from continual becoming
from sustenance, and that it may fade away and cease. From the ceasing of a certain
sustenance that which has come to be is liable to cease - so he sees by right insight as
it really is. And seeing that in this way, he practises revulsion from that which is liable
to cease, and that it may fade away and cease.
Of such, lord, is the man who is being trained.
And how, lord, is a man one who has mastered well the truth of things'?
This has come to be? Lord - thus by right insight he sees as it really is, and seeing that
in this way, because of revulsion at that which has come to be, because if its fading away
