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he did not eat, fearing to offend, and his attendant Bhikkhus did not eat, and such as held him worthy to be heard, they also did not eat the beans.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'Though, Bhikkhus, beans grow ready ripe, yet I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to eat beans as much as you like.
3. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu suffered from wind in the stomach. He drank salt sour gruel; and thereby his sickness abated.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'I allow, O Bhikkhus, to one who is sick the use of salt sour gruel, to one who is not sick the use thereof mixed with water as a beverage.'
17. 1. Now the Blessed One journeying on in due course came to Râgagaha. And there at Râgagaha the Blessed One stayed at the Veluvana in the Kalandaka-nivåpa.
Now at that time the Blessed One was troubled with wind in his stomach. And the venerable Ananda thinking, Now formerly the Blessed One when suffering from wind in the stomach had ease from Tekatula 2 gruel,' made ready of his own accord tila seeds, and rice, and beans; and kept
hi te kappiya. Perhaps the doubt was supposed to have arisen because the beans required no cooking, but grew, ready to eat, of themselves.
Compare asambhinna-pâyâ sa at Gâtaka, vol. I, p. 55, 1. 32. ? That is, gruel containing the three pungent (katu) substances, which are explained to be ginger and two kinds of pepper.
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