[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) › 3.318 # 釋氏要覽 3.318 釋氏要覽 3.318 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.318](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.318) 今有民俗。以辰飲一盃水。終日不食。謂之清齋。智度論云。劫初有聖人教人持齋。修善避凶。直以一日不食為齋。後佛出世。教人過中不食為齋。此為正法（言中者日午也。過午不得食）。 > Nowadays there is a popular custom of drinking a cup of water at the chen hour (7–9 AM) and not eating for the rest of the day, calling it the "clear fast." The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: "At the beginning of the kalpa, there was a sage who taught people to observe fasts, cultivate good, and avoid misfortune, simply taking not eating for a whole day as a fast. Later, when the Buddha appeared in the world, he taught people that not eating past noon was a fast; this is the true Dharma." ("Noon" refers to midday; one must not eat past noon.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.317](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.317) - [Next: 3.319](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.319) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.3.318) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.318](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.3.318) · Pramāṇa