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References:
Digha Nikaya #33, pp288
PTS, T.W and C.A.F. Rhys Davids, trans., Dialogs of the Buddha III #33 pp 219
WP, Walshe, trans, The Long Discourses of the Buddha, #33, pp491
PTS: The Book of the Gradual Sayings, V: The Book of the Tens, The Great Chapter, The Great Questions, Woodward, trans., pp36ff
Pali | MO | Hare | Horner | Punnaji | Bodhi | Nanamoli | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward |
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Kaba²ink¤ra £h¤ro | material food | solid, bodily | solid, bodily | physical food | Ordinary Food, real food, material food | solid food |
Kaba²ink¤ra £h¤ro:(kabala: a small piece, ball, of food, a mouthful) PED has food "made into a ball," i.e. eatable, material food. The idea here is easy enough (stuff people actually eat for nourishment), but finding a word for it is not. This term is further defined as "either o²¤riko or sukhumo; gross or coarse, or subtle. And subtle here most likely applies to the food enjoyed by the gods as well as that enjoyed by man: in other words, it could also mean such food as being nourished on friendly vibrations and pit¨ or entheusiasm (although this might fall under the category of "sense stimulation" as food), or on scents as for some gods that reside nearby.
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