[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 33.24 # 佛祖統紀 33.24 佛祖統紀 33.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [33.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.24) 設粥　舍衛國。難陀母作釜飯。逼上汁自飲。覺身中風除食消。便作念。闍黎是一食人。應當食粥。乃取多水少米。煎去二分。入胡椒蓽𦭞。持詣佛所白言。願世尊聽諸比丘食粥。佛許之。為說偈曰。持戒清淨人所奉恭敬隨時以粥施。十利饒益於行者。色力壽樂辭清辯宿食風除饑渴消。是名為藥佛所說欲得人天長壽樂。應當以粥施眾僧（僧祇律○辭辯是二義）粥出釜畫不成字名不正食（僧祇律）明相出始得食粥。餘皆非時（四分律）日照剡部樹天作白色。舒手見掌文分明。是為明相（婆沙論）粥名小食（增輝記）。 > Serving Congee: In the kingdom of Śrāvastī, the mother of Nanda prepared a pot of boiled rice. Drawing off the liquid from the top, she drank it herself and felt that wind \[humor\] within her body was dispelled and the food was digested. She then thought, "The ācārya is a person who eats one meal a day; he should eat congee." Thereupon, she took much water and little rice, boiled away two-thirds, added black pepper and long pepper, and went to the Buddha's presence, saying, "May the Bhagavat permit the monks to eat congee." The Buddha granted it and spoke a verse for her: "Endowed with pure precepts and revered by people, / One respectfully offers congee at the proper time. / It brings ten benefits to practitioners: / Complexion, strength, longevity, happiness, and clear speech and eloquence, / Dispelling past indigestion and wind, eliminating hunger and thirst. / This is what is called medicine, spoken by the Buddha. / One who wishes to attain long life and happiness among humans and devas / Should offer congee to the Saṃgha." (Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya; "clear speech" and "eloquence" have two distinct meanings.) If congee taken from the pot cannot be written upon, it is called improper food. (Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya) Only when the morning light appears may one eat congee; any other time is improper. (Dharmaguptaka Vinaya) When the sun shines on the jambu trees and the sky turns white, so that when one stretches out one's hand the lines of the palm are clearly visible, that is the morning light. (Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā-śāstra) Congee is also called "light meal." (Zenghuiji) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 33.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.23) - [Next: 33.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.25) - [Up: 33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.33.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.67) — Classical Chinese - [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.419) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.24) · Pramāṇa