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The '''four sustenances''' (Skt. ''āhāra''; [[Wyl.]] ''zas bzhi'') are:  
The '''four sustenances''' (Skt. ''āhāra''; [[Wyl.]] ''zas bzhi'') are:  
#material sustenance (Skt. ''kavad kārāhāra''; Wyl. khams gyi zas), which is necessary for sustaining the body;
#material sustenance (Skt. ''kavad kārāhāra''; Wyl. ''khams gyi zas''), which is necessary for sustaining the body;
#sustenance of touch (Skt. ''sparśāhāra''; Wyl. ''reg pa'i zas''), which is the sense of mental satisfaction that one experiences when a desire is fulfilled;  
#sustenance of touch (Skt. ''sparśāhāra''; Wyl. ''reg pa'i zas''), which is the sense of mental satisfaction that one experiences when a desire is fulfilled;  
#sustenance of intention (Skt. ''manahsarii cetanāhāra''; Wyl. ''[yid la] sems pa'i zas''), which is an action that impels the next lifetime; and  
#sustenance of intention (Skt. ''manahsarii cetanāhāra''; Wyl. ''[yid la] sems pa'i zas''), which is an action that impels the next lifetime; and  
#sustenance of consciousness (Skt. ''vijñānāhāra ''; Wyl. ''rnam shes kyi zas'').<ref>Abhidharmakośa III:38d-4l</ref>
#sustenance of consciousness (Skt. ''vijñānāhāra ''; Wyl. ''rnam shes kyi zas'').<ref>''[[Abhidharmakosha]]'' III:38d-4l</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==Alternative Translations==
*Four types of nutriment (Donald Lopez)


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[[Category: Enumerations]]
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 1 November 2020

The four sustenances (Skt. āhāra; Wyl. zas bzhi) are:

  1. material sustenance (Skt. kavad kārāhāra; Wyl. khams gyi zas), which is necessary for sustaining the body;
  2. sustenance of touch (Skt. sparśāhāra; Wyl. reg pa'i zas), which is the sense of mental satisfaction that one experiences when a desire is fulfilled;
  3. sustenance of intention (Skt. manahsarii cetanāhāra; Wyl. [yid la] sems pa'i zas), which is an action that impels the next lifetime; and
  4. sustenance of consciousness (Skt. vijñānāhāra ; Wyl. rnam shes kyi zas).[1]

Notes

  1. Abhidharmakosha III:38d-4l

Alternative Translations

  • Four types of nutriment (Donald Lopez)