[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) › 5.72 # 諸經要集 5.72 諸經要集 5.72 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.72) 問曰。何名食時。何名過食時。答曰。依四分律云。謂明相出時。始得食粥（明相未出即是非時）乃至日中。案此午時為法。即是食時（依僧祇律云過此午時影一髮一瞬草葉等即是非時）。四天下准此皆同。故毘羅三昧經。世尊為慧法菩薩說云。食有四種。平旦天食時。午法食時。暮畜生食時。夜鬼神食時。佛斷六趣因。令同三世佛。故日午時是法食時也。過此已後。同於下趣非上食時。故曰非時也。十誦律云。唯天得過中食無罪。又十誦律云。有閻浮比丘。至西拘耶尼。用閻浮提時。拘耶尼比丘。往餘三方。亦如是。若此間宿則用此間時。若在彼宿則用彼間時。餘三方亦爾。故摩德勒伽論問。頗有非時食不犯耶。答曰有。若住北欝單越。用彼食時不犯。餘方亦爾。若在閻浮。日正午時。北方是夜半。東方是日沒。西方是日出。餘方互轉可知。 > Question: What is called the proper mealtime? What is called past the proper mealtime? Answer: Relying on the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya, it says: When the dawn light appears, one may first eat gruel (before the dawn light appears, it is an improper time), continuing until midday. Considering this noon hour as the rule, this is the proper mealtime (relying on the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya, it says that once past this noon hour, even by the shadow of a single hair, an instant, or a blade of grass, it is an improper time). The four continents follow this as identical. Therefore, in the Pila sanmei jing, the World-Honoured One spoke to Wisdom-Dharma Bodhisattva, saying: 'There are four kinds of eating: at early dawn is the gods' mealtime; at noon is the mealtime of the Dharma; at dusk is the animals' mealtime; at night is the spirits' mealtime. The Buddha cuts off the causes of the six realms and makes beings equal to the Buddhas of the three periods; therefore, midday is the mealtime of the Dharma.' After this has passed, it is the same as the lower realms and not the mealtime of the superior; therefore it is called an improper time. The Sarvāstivāda-vinaya says: Only the gods may eat past noon without fault. Furthermore, the Sarvāstivāda-vinaya says: If a monk from Jambudvīpa goes to western Aparagodānīya, he uses the time of Jambudvīpa; if a monk from Aparagodānīya goes to the other three directions, it is also like this. If he stays overnight here, he uses the time here; if he stays overnight there, he uses the time there; and the other three directions are also thus. Therefore, the Mātṛkā-śāstra asks: 'Is there eating at an improper time that does not constitute an offense?' The answer is: 'There is. If one resides in northern Uttarakuru and uses their mealtime, there is no offense. The other directions are also thus. When it is noon in Jambudvīpa, in the north it is midnight, in the east it is sunset, and in the west it is sunrise. The other directions rotate correspondingly and can be known.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.71) - [Next: 5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.73) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.5.72) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.20) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.72) · Pramāṇa