A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.342

v2.c29.342

701 The four kinds of food are those that can be eaten without chewing (aśita), which are drunk (pīta), licked (līḍha) and masticated (khādita). Compare Ca.Sū.28.3 and the sixfold classification of the Bhāvaprakāśa (1.5.144). Three kinds of food are distinguished in the Kāmasūtra and in the Mahāvagga (see H.C. Chakladar, 1929: 159); the same four kinds as distinguished by Caraka are found in the Milindapañha (see I.B. Horner, 1963: 175). Compare the Jaina classification of foods into aśana, pāna, khādima and svādima (see R. Williams, 1963: 39). Compare also the Buddhist categories of bhojana and khādana foods (see E. Chavannes, 1894: 49).