Motif
Alms-supported sacred community
alms_supported_sacred_community
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Vinaya Texts, Part I: The Patimokkha, The Mahavagga I-IV (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 13) DHAMMA. / THE RULES REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT OF CASES. / THE MAHAVAGGA. / FIRST KHANDHAKA.; lines 5468-5528 confidence: medium
The Blessed One lives on what bhikkhus bring him; six persons live on what three bhikkhus bring home from alms pilgrimage.
The passage states that six persons live on food brought home by three bhikkhus from alms pilgrimage.
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