[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 42.29 # 法苑珠林 42.29 法苑珠林 42.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [42.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.29) 又智度論云。食為行道。不為益身。如芻馬豢猪無異。若初得食時。先獻三寶後施四生。故華嚴經偈云。 > Furthermore, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra states: "Eating is for practicing the Way, not for benefiting the body; otherwise, it would be no different from feeding horses or fattening pigs. When one first receives food, one first presents it to the Three Jewels and afterward offers it to the four kinds of born beings." Therefore, a verse in the Avataṃsaka-sūtra states: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.28) - [Next: 42.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.30) - [Up: 42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.42.29) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.80) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.29) · Pramāṇa