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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The Four Things 300 Monks, if in four things a monk rightly feel revulsion rightly feel fading interest
(in the world), rightly be released, rightly have sight to the furthest bounds and rightly
comprehend the meaning of things, then in this same visible state he makes an end of
Ill. In what four things? The four sustenances. If in these four things a monks rightly
feel revulsion, rightly feel fading interest (in the world), rightly be released, rightly
have sight to the furthest bounds and rightly comprehend the meaning of things, then
in this same visible state he makes an end of Ill. "The four questions, the four
statements, the four explainations," was said because of this."
(Ed. E.M. Hare, tran. F.L. Woodward, The Book of The Gradual Sayings, vol. V, PTS, pp. 35-36.)
Text 4: Puttama峁噑奴pamasutta
鈥淪膩vatthiyam ... pe ... 鈥渃att膩rome, bhikkhave, 膩h膩r膩 bh膩t膩nam v脿 satt膩nam thitiy膩
sambhaves墨nam v膩 anuggah膩ya. Katame cattaro? Kaba岣纺玨膩ro 膩h膩ro o岣纺乺iko v膩 sukhumo
v脿, phasso dutiyo, manosancetan膩 tatiy膩, vi帽帽膩nam catuttham. Ime kho, bhikkhave, catt膩ro
膩h膩r膩 bh奴t膩nam v膩 satt膩nam 峁環itiy膩 sambhaves墨nam v膩 anuggah膩ya鈥�.
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鈥淜athanca, bhikkhave, kabalik膩ro 膩h膩ro datthabbo? Seyyath膩pi, bhikkhave, dve
j膩yampatik膩 parittam sambalam 膩d膩ya kant膩ramaggam pa峁璱pajjeyyum. Tesamassa
ekaputtako piyo man膩po. Atha kho tesam, bhikkhave, dvinnam j膩yampatik膩nam
kant膩ragat膩nam y膩 paritt膩 sambalamatt膩, s膩 parikkhayam pariy膩d膩nam gaccheyya. Siy膩
ca nesam kant膩r膩vaseso anati峁囜箛o. Atha kho tesam, bhikkhave, dvinnam j膩yampatik膩nam
evamassa 鈥榓mh膩kam kho y膩 paritt膩 sambalamatt膩 s膩 parikkh墨峁嚹� pariy膩di峁囜箛膩. Atthi
c膩yam kant膩r膩vaseso anittin峁噊. Yamnuna mayam imam ekaputtakam piya峁� man膩pam
vadhitv膩 vall奴ra帽ca so峁囜笉ika帽ca karitv膩 puttamams膩ni kh膩dant膩 evam tam kant膩r膩vasesam
nitthareyy膩ma, m茫 sabbeva tayo vinassimh膩 ti. Atha kho te, bhikkhave, dve j膩yampatik膩
tam ekaputtakam piya峁� man膩pa峁� vadhitv膩 vall奴ra帽ca so峁囜笉ika帽ca karitv膩 puttama峁噑膩ni
kh膩dant膩 evam tam kant膩r膩vasesam nitthareyyum. Te puttama峁噑膩ni ceva kh膩deyyum, ure
ca patipiseyyum - 'kaham, ekaputtaka, kaham, ekaputtak膩'ti.
鈥淭am kim ma帽帽atha, bhikkhave, api nu te dav膩ya v脿 膩h膩ram 膩h膩reyyum, mad膩ya v脿
膩h膩ram 膩h膩reyyum, ma峁囜笉an膩ya v膩 膩h膩ram 膩h膩reyyum, vibh奴san膩ya v膩 膩h膩ra峁�
膩h膩reyyu"nti? "No hetam, bhante". "Nanu te, bhikkhave, y膩vadeva kant膩rassa
nitthara峁嘺tth膩ya 膩h膩ram 膩h膩reyyu" nti? "Evam, bhante". "Evameva khv膩ham, bhikkhave,
kaba峁玨膩ro 膩h膩ro da峁弓habbo鈥� ti vad膩mi. Kaba岣纺玨膩re, bhikkhave, 膩h膩re pari帽帽膩te
