[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 12.61 # 諸經要集 12.61 諸經要集 12.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.61) 問四食相攝云何。答如毘曇中說。總而言之。六趣之中皆具四食然有寬狹不同。如地獄中。得有段食者。如有鐵丸及洋銅汁。雖復增苦。以懷飢渴故名段食。又如輕繫獄中。得具冷煖。二風更互觸身。亦名段食。唯上二界無有段食。以彼身輕妙故。論偈云。 > Question: How do the four nutriments subsume each other? Answer: As taught in the Abhidharma, generally speaking, all four nutriments are present in the six realms, yet there are differences in breadth and narrowness. For example, in the hells, one can have solid food: for instance, there are iron pellets and molten copper broth; although these augment suffering, because they are ingested out of hunger and thirst, they are called solid food. Furthermore, in the light-confinement hells, one can experience cold and warm; two winds alternating in touching the body are also called solid food. Only in the upper two realms is there no solid food, because their bodies are subtle and light. A verse in the treatise states: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.60) - [Next: 12.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.62) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.12.61) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.12.61) · Pramāṇa