VaggaNavattabbaṅsaṅghobhuñjatītikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1718

[1718] Sakavādin: Should it not be said: "The Saṅgha eats, drinks, chews, and tastes"? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Are there not some who prepare meals for the Saṅgha (saṅghabhatta), who prepare designated meals (uddesabhatta), and who prepare gruel and drinks (yāgupāna)? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: If there are some who prepare meals for the Saṅgha, who prepare designated meals, and who prepare gruel and drinks, then indeed, good sir, you should say: "The Saṅgha eats, drinks, chews, and tastes."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.