金剛經纂要刊定記 3.26

3.26

The passage beginning "The Buddha's bitter..." resolves a latent objection. One should first object: "The previously cited Yingluonü jing says he does not eat; why does the present sūtra say he ate?" Therefore, this explains it. Some say: "When the food was about to reach his mouth, there was a deva of majestic virtue at his side who invisibly took it and brought it to other directions to perform Buddha-work; this was a manifestation of eating, not true eating." Because of this, both do not contradict each other.