翻譯名義集 7.78

7.78

[Pravāraṇa] Master Ying, relying on the Zishi jing, says: "Pravāraṇā is simply a difference of light and heavy pronunciation in Sanskrit. In Chinese, it means the 'food of self-admonition (pravāraṇā).'" Master Ying says: "The cake of the monastic rains retreat refers to the cakes offered to the Buddha at the conclusion of the summer retreat, called the Buddha's retreat food. Moreover, in the western regions, on the day the Buddha descended from heaven to the royal palace, food offered to the Buddha was called the Buddha's retreat food." The Huizheng ji says: "This is the food on the day of pravāraṇā, awaiting the Buddha and the bhikṣus."