[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) › 33.27 # 佛祖統紀 33.27 佛祖統紀 33.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [33.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.27) 出生飯　此有二緣。一者涅槃經。令施曠野鬼。毘奈耶律。令施鬼子母等。此曹本食肉啖人。佛化之受戒不殺。乃囑弟子隨處施食。今齋堂各各出眾生食是也。此唯出家人行之。二者焰口經。託阿難為緣。令施餓鬼食。今齋堂別具小斛。於食畢眾作法施之。或各具小生斛。夜間呪施。此通道族行之。 > Setting Aside Food for Sentient Beings: This has two origins. First, the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra directs that food be given to the wilderness demons, and the Vinaya directs that food be given to Hārītī and others. These beings originally consumed meat and devoured humans; the Buddha converted them to receive the precepts and refrain from killing, and thus instructed his disciples to distribute food everywhere. Today, each person in the dining hall setting aside food for sentient beings is this very practice. This is performed only by renunciants. Second, the Ulkāmukha Sūtra uses the condition of Ānanda to direct that food be given to hungry ghosts. Today, the dining hall separately provides a small vessel, and when the meal is finished, the assembly performs the ritual to distribute it; or each provides a small vessel for setting aside food, reciting mantras and distributing it at night. This practice is shared by both monastics and the laity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 33.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.26) - [Next: 33.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.28) - [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.33.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.33.27) · Pramāṇa