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## Anāgāra Bhāvanā Adhikāra 9.
**297** They do not cook or cause others to cook. They are content with a single begging bowl, having renounced the beginning of cooking. || 819 ||
**Meaning:** The monks do not cook or have others cook for them. They are content with a single begging bowl, having renounced the beginning of cooking. || 819 ||
They do not eat or drink, or consume food or drink, or lick or sip, unless it is pure and has been received in their hands. || 820 ||
**Meaning:** They eat rice, milk, sweets, bread, and other food and drink only if it is pure and has been received in their hands. || 820 ||
They eat food that is not discolored, is well-cooked, and is considered good, and which has been purified by the Eṣaṇā Samiti, receiving it in their hands. || 821 ||
**Meaning:** They eat food that is not discolored, is well-cooked, and is considered good, and which has been purified by the Eṣaṇā Samiti, receiving it in their hands. || 821 ||
They do not accept food that is discolored, or that has been touched by animals, or that is not well-cooked. || 822 ||