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Goyama ! egaṁtaso nijjarā kajjai
[Bhante ! What does a śramaņa devotee gain in offering wholesome and prescribed food, drink, dainty and delicacy to a śramana or to a māhaṇa ?
Gautama! He has total exhaustion of karma bondage.]
That which helps exhaustion of karma bondage may also help the acquisition of a long life.
24. The point under consideration is long and unwholesome life which is the outcome of offering food to a monk with disrespect. Even if pure food is offered with disrespect, it does not give good result.
Bhagavati Sūtra
Some texts have used anesaṇijjeṇam for food. follows:
the adjective aphāsueṇaṁ This may be interpreted as
micchadithi mahārambha-pariggaho tivva lobha-nissilo nirayāuyaṁ nibardhai pāvamaī rodda-pariņāmo
[One whose wit is steeped in vice which has a violent outcome, in great endeavour, great possession, profound greed, who is devoid of conduct, who has a wrong outlook, acquires life in hell. Life in hell has usually a very long span, apart from being very unwholesome.]
25. Some texts use the adjectives prāsuka (free from live objects) and aprāsuka (not free from live objects) for food, while others do not.
26. The discussion needs elucidation.
Consideration One-The earthen been stolen. He searches for them. four activities, and the fifth one too
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