乞食

To beg for food, one of the twelve (sa) dhūtas prescribing outward conduct of the monk; mendicancy is the [lang id =1028]正命 right livelihood of a monk, to work for a living is [lang id =1028]邪命 an improper life: mendicancy keeps a monk humble, frees him from the cares of life, and offers the donors a field of blessedness; but he may not ask for food.

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比丘為了資養色身， 而向人乞食。