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Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesa · Vol. 29 · Section 963

[963] **Having obtained food and clothing in due season**: "Food" (anna) means boiled rice, junket, parched flour, fish, and meat. "Clothing" (vasana) means the six kinds of robes: linen (khoma), cotton (kappāsika), silk (koseyya), wool (kambala), hemp (sāṇa), and canvas (bhaṅga). **Having obtained food and clothing in due season** means: having gained a robe and having gained almsfood — not by scheming (kuhanā), not by cajoling (lapanā), not by hinting (nemittikatā), not by belittling (nippesikatā), not by pursuing gain with gain; not by a gift of wood, not by a gift of bamboo, not by a gift of leaves, not by a gift of flowers, not by a gift of fruit, not by a gift of bathing-powder, not by a gift of scented powder, not by a gift of clay, not by a gift of tooth-sticks, not by a gift of mouth-rinsing water; not by flattery, not by "bean-soup talk" (muggasūpatā), not by dandling [householders' children] (pāribhaṭyatā), not by acting as a seat-familiar [in households] (pīṭhamaddikatā); not by the science of sites (vatthuvijjā), not by the low arts (tiracchānavijjā), not by the science of bodily marks (aṅgavijjā), not by astrology (nakkhattavijjā); not by going as a messenger, not by going on errands, not by carrying messages on foot (jaṅghapesana); not by medical practice (vejjakamma), not by [an exchange of] almsfood morsels, not by giving and giving in addition — but having obtained, gained, procured, and received it righteously and equitably. Hence: "having obtained food and clothing in due season."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.