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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM
Goutama Buddha did not eat food from more than seven houses, when he was a naked saint.
Goutam Buddha did not eat food served by a pregnant woman as enjoined in Múlachârů.
अतिबाला अतिबुड्डा घासत्ती गम्भिणी य अंधलिया।
अंतरिदा व णिसण्णा उच्चस्था अहव णीचस्था ॥ ५०-६॥ Ati bâlâ ati bud !hà ghấsatti gabbhini su ya andhaliya Autaridâ va nisannâ uchchattha ahava nichattha 5014
“ (Saints do not take food from) a child-woman, very old woman, a woman when eating, a pregnant woman, a blind woman, woman sitting in back of a wall, sitting high, or sitting very low."
Note. Goutam Buddha did not take food given through window-bars.
He did not accept dirty sour gruel or thusodka, which is prohibited in Múlâchâra.
तिल तंडुल उसणोदय चणोदय तुसोदयं अविद्धत्थं ।
अण्णं तहाविहं वा अपरिणादं व गिहिजो ॥ ५४ ॥ Tila tandula usanodaya-chanodaya tuso!ayam avid
dhattham Annam tahâviham va aparinadam neva ginhijjo 54
“ Washing water of Tilas, rice, grams and husks and hot water which is not altered in colour etc., should not be taken."
Goutama did not take food from a woman suckling a child, as is prohibited in Múlâchâra :
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