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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It alights nowhere, lord.
Even so, brethren, if there be not passion, nor delight, nor craving as to any of those
four foods, there consciousness is not stationed nor fruitful, there in consequence name-
and-shape does not descend, there activities does not grow, there in the future is no
renewed becoming and rebirth, nor yet decay-and-death with grief, affliction, despair."
(Tran. Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids, The Book of The Kindred Sayings, part II, PTS, pp. 70-72.)
Text 11: Satta峁弓h膩nasutta
肠补迟耻苍苍补帽肠补
"Katama帽ca, bhikkhave, r奴pam? Catt膩ro ca mah膩bh奴t膩,
mah膩bh奴t膩nam up膩d膩ya r奴pam. Idam vuccati, bhikkhave, r奴pam. 膧h膩rasamuday膩
r奴pasamudayo; 膩h膩ranirodh膩 r奴panirodho. Ayameva ariyo a峁弓hangiko maggo
r奴panirodhag膩min墨 pa峁璱pad膩, seyyathidam - samm膩di峁弓hi...pe... samm膩sam膩dhi.
"Yam r奴pam pa峁璱cca uppajjati sukham somanassam
Yam r奴pam aniccam dukkham vipari峁嚹乵adhammam
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ayam r奴passa ass膩do.
ayam r奴passa 膩d墨navo. Yo
r奴pasmim chandar膩gavinayo chandar膩gappah膩nam 鈥� idam r奴passa nissara峁嘺m.
(Samyuttanik膩ya III, 61, Khandhavaggap膩岣穒, Satta峁弓h膩nasutta No. 57.)
The Seven Points
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"And what, brethren, is body? It is the four great elements, and that form which is
derived from the four great elements. That, brethren, is called body. From the arising of food
comes the arising of body: from the ceasing of food is the ceasing of body: and the way going
to the ceasing of body is this Ariyan Eightfold Path, to wit: right view... (and the rest).
That ease, that pleasure which arises because of body, that is the satisfaction that
is in body. In so far as body is impermanent, is fraught with suffering and unstable,
that is the misery that is in body. That restraint of desire and lust, that putting away of
desire and lust that are in body, that is the escape from the body."
(Tran. Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids, The Book of The Kindred Sayings, part III, PTS, pp. 55.)
Text 12: 膧h膩rasutta
鈥淪脿vatthinid膩nam. 鈥淧a帽canna帽ca, bhikkhave, nivaran膩nam sattanna帽ca bojjhang膩nam
膩h膩ra帽ca an膩h膩ra帽ca desess膩mi; tam su峁嚹乼ha. Ko ca, bhikkhave, 膩h膩ro anuppannassa v膩
k膩macchandassa upp膩d膩ya, uppannassa v膩 k膩macchandassa bhiyyobh膩v膩ya vepull膩ya? Atthi,
bhikkhave, subhanimittam. Tattha ayonisomanasik膩rabahul墨k膩ro - ayam膩h膩ro anuppannassa v膩
k膩macchandassa upp膩d膩ya, uppannassa v膩 k膩macchandassa bhiyyobh膩v膩ya vepull膩ya.
