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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And the king should pronounce this concerning him: Go, masters, smite this
man at noon with a hundred darts. And they were to do so. The at eventide the should
declare this: Ho, masters, how is that man?
And this moment, sire, he is alive.
And the king should pronounce this concerning him: Go, masters, smite this
man at eventide with a hundred darts.
And they were to do so.
What think you, brethren? Would that man, smitten during the day by three
hundred darts, suffer therefrom pain and sorrow?
Were he smitten, lord, by but one dart, he would therefrom suffer pain and
sorrow; what need to speak of being smitten by three hundred?
Even so, brethren, do I declare that the food called consciousness should be
regarded. When consciousness, brethren, is well understood, name-and-shape is well
understood. When name-and-shape is well understood, I declare there is nothing
further that the Ariyan disciple has to do."
(Tran. Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids, The Book of The Kindred Sayings, part II, PTS, pp. 67-70.)
Text 5: 膧h膩rasutta
"Evam me sutam-ekam samayam bhagav膩 s膩vatthiya峁� viharati jetavane
an膩thapindikassa 膩r膩me...pe... etadavoca-"catt膩rome, bhikkhave, 膩h膩r膩 bh奴t膩nam v膩
satt膩nam thitiy膩 sambhaves墨nam v膩 anuggah膩ya. Katame catt膩ro? Kaba岣纺玨膩ro 膩h膩ro -
o岣纺乺iko v膩 sukhumo v膩, phasso dutiyo, manosa帽cetan膩 tatiy膩, vi帽帽膩峁嘺m 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�
"Ime, bhikkhave. catt膩ro 膩h膩r膩 kimnid膩n膩 kimsamuday膩 kimj膩tik膩
kimpabhav膩? Ime catt膩ro 膩h膩r膩 ta峁噃膩nid膩n膩 ta峁噃膩samuday膩 ta峁噃膩j膩tik膩
ta峁噃膩pabhav膩. Ta峁噃膩 cayam, bhikkhave, kimnid膩n膩 kimsamuday膩 kimj膩tik膩
kimpabhav膩? Ta峁噃膩 vedan膩nid膩n膩 vedan膩samuday膩 vedan膩j膩tik膩 vedan膩pabhav膩.
Vedan膩 c膩yam, bhikkhave, kimnid膩n膩 kimsamuday膩 kimj膩tik膩 kimpabhav膩? Vedan膩
phassanid膩n膩 phassasamuday膩 phassaj膩tik膩 phassapabhav膩. Phasso cayam,
bhikkhave, kimnid膩no kimsamudayo kimj膩tiko kimpabhavo? Phasso
sa岣纺亂atananid膩no sal膩yatanasamudayo sa岣纺亂atanaj膩tiko sa岣纺亂atanapabhavo.
Sal膩yatana帽cidam, bhikkhave, kimnid膩nam kimsamudayam kimj膩tikam kimpabhavam?
Sa岣纺亂atanam n膩mar奴panid膩nam n膩mar奴pasamudayam n膩mar奴paj膩tikam
