Kāyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 357

[357] Bhikkhus, just as this body is sustained by nutriment (āhāra), stands in dependence on nutriment, and does not stand without nutriment — even so, bhikkhus, the five hindrances (nīvaraṇa) are sustained by nutriment, stand in dependence on nutriment, and do not stand without nutriment.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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