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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鈥淣膩mar奴pam vi帽帽膩峁嘺nid膩na峁� vi帽帽膩峁嘺samudayam vi帽帽膩峁嘺j膩tika峁� vi帽帽膩峁嘺pabhava峁�.
鈥淰i帽帽膩峁嘺m cidam, bhikkhave, kimnid膩nam kimsamudayam kimj膩tika峁� kimpabhavam?
"Vi帽帽膩峁嘺m sankh膩ranid膩nam sankh膩rasamudayam sa峁僰h膩raj膩tika峁� sankh膩rapabhavam.
"Sankh膩r膩 cime, bhikkhave, kimnid膩n膩 kimsamuday膩 kimj膩tik膩 kimpabhav膩?
"Sankh膩r膩 avijj膩nid膩n膩 avijj膩samuday膩 avijj膩j膩tik膩 avijj膩pabhav膩.
"Iti kho, bhikkhave, avijj膩paccay膩 sa峁僰h膩r膩, sa峁僰h膩rapaccay膩 vi帽帽膩峁嘺m,
vi帽帽膩峁嘺paccay膩 n膩mar奴pam, n膩mar奴papaccay膩 sa岣纺亂atanam, sa岣纺亂atanapaccay膩 phasso,
phassapaccay膩 vedan膩, vedan膩paccaya tanh膩, tanh膩paccaya up膩d膩nam, up膩d膩napaccaya
bhavo, bhavapaccay膩 j膩ti, j膩tipaccay膩 jar膩mara峁嘺m sokaparidevadukkhadomanassup膩y膩s膩
sambhavanti. Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.鈥�
(Majjhimanik膩ya, I, 261, Mah膩ta峁噃膩sa峁僰hayasutta, sutta No. 38.)
The Destruction of Craving (Greater)
"Monks, these four (forms of) nutriment are for the maintenance of creatures
that have come to be or for the assistance of those seeking birth. What are the four?
Material nutriment, whether coarse or fine, sensory impingement is the second,
mental striving is the third, consciousness is the fourth. And of these four (forms of)
nutriment, monks, what is the provenance, what the source, what the birth, what the
origin? These four (forms of) nutriment, monks, have craving as provenance, craving
as source, craving as birth, craving as origin. And, monks, what is the provenance of
this craving, what the source, what the birth, what the origin? Feeling is the
provenance of craving, feeling is the source of craving, feeling is the birth of craving,
and feeling is the origin of craving. And what, monks, is the provenance of feelings, what
the source, what the birth, what the origin? Sensory impingement is the provenance ... the
source the birth sensory impingement is the origin of feeling. And what, monks, is
the provenance of sensory impingement
the birth ... sensory
...
...
what the source
...
impingement is the origin of sensory impingement? The six (sensory) spheres are the
provenance... the source ... the birth ... the six (sensory) spheres are the origin of sensory
impingement. And what, monks, is the provenance of the six (sensory) spheres... what the
source... what the birth... what the origin of the six (sensory) spheres? Psycho-
physicality 535 is the provenance... the source...
is the provenance ... the source ..
the birth... the origin of the six (sensory)
spheres. And what, monks, is the provenance of psycho-physicality... what the source
...
535 N膩ma-rupa, name-and-shape.
