[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) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 1.465 # 釋氏要覽 1.465 釋氏要覽 1.465 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.465](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.465) 僧祇云。如來以一食故。身體輕便。得安樂住。汝等比丘。亦應一食。一食故身體輕。便得安樂住○又佛制一食而有四意。一為破自餓外道。二為育身中諸蟲。三為施主受用作福。四為資養色身大種將進道故。 > The Mahāsāṃghika\[-vinaya\] states: Because the Tathāgata takes one meal a day, his physical body is light and nimble, and he abides in peace and bliss. You bhikṣus should also take one meal a day. Because of taking one meal, the physical body is light, and one readily abides in peace and bliss. ○ Furthermore, the Buddha instituted one meal for four reasons: first, to refute the non-Buddhists who starve themselves; second, to nurture the parasites within the body; third, so that the donor's offerings generate merit through being enjoyed; fourth, to nourish the great elements of the physical form so as to advance along the path. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.464](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.464) - [Next: 1.466](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.466) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.1.465) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.465](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.465) · Pramāṇa