Food in Buddhist

Abstract

This paper aimed to study the word 'food' in Buddhist context. The result revealed that the word 'food' is referred to the material nutriment ingested by organisms to satisfy the pangs of hunger and to sustain livings beings in Life Cycle. According to Buddhism, it is known as Kavalikārāhāra or physical nutriment which brings corporeality or Rūpa, Phassāhāra or nutriment consisting of contact which brings Vedanā or sensations, Manosañcetanāhāra or nutriment consisting of mental volition which brings Bhava or existence and Viññāāhāra nutriment consisting of consciousness which brings Mind and Matter or Namarūpa. This paper studied the concept of vegetarian consuming as well.