Kāyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 364

[364] Bhikkhus, just as this body subsists on nutriment (āhāra), stands in dependence on nutriment, and does not stand without nutriment — even so, bhikkhus, the seven factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) subsist on 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.