Kāyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 363

[363] Bhikkhus, just as this body subsists on nutriment (āhāra), stands dependent on nutriment, and does not stand without nutriment — even so, bhikkhus, these five hindrances (nīvaraṇa) subsist on nutriment, stand dependent on nutriment, and do not stand without nutriment.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.