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## Anāgāra Bhāvanā Adhikāra 9.
**295**
**Meaning:** The monks renounce food that is obtained through deceitful means, is unknown, doubtful, or comes from a place other than the prescribed source, and food that is prohibited by the scriptures. || 812 ||
**They (the monks) accept alms from the poor, the wealthy, and the middle class, walking in silence through rows of houses. || 813 ||**
**Meaning:** The monks walk through rows of houses belonging to the poor, the wealthy, and the middle class, and accept alms (food) that is unknown and unapproved, in silence. || 813 ||
**They (the monks) eat food that is cold, warm, dry, rough, smooth, pure, salted, or unsalted, without savoring the taste. || 814 ||**
**Meaning:** The monks eat food that is cold, warm, dry, rough, smooth, pure, salted, or unsalted, without savoring the taste. || 814 ||
**They (the monks) eat only enough to sustain their life, for the sake of life, and for the sake of Dharma, and they practice Dharma for the sake of liberation. || 815 ||**
**Meaning:** The monks eat only enough to sustain their life, for the sake of life, and for the sake of Dharma, and they practice Dharma for the sake of liberation. || 815 ||
**They (the monks) eat only enough to sustain their life, like the axle of a cart that is only enough to support the weight of the cart. || 815 ||**