Āhāra [fr. ā + hṛ, lit. taking up or on to oneself] feeding, support, food, nutriment (lit & fig.). The term is used comprehensively and the usual enumn. comprises four kinds of nutriment, viz. (1) kabaḷinkāra āhāro (bodily nutriment, either oḷāriko gross, solid, or sukhumo fine), (2) phassāhāro n. of contact, (3) manosañcetanā˚ n. of volition (= cetanā S. A. on ii.11 f.), (4) viññāṇ˚ of consciousness. Thus at M i.261; D iii.228, 276; Dhs 71 -- 73; Vism 341. Another definition of Dhammapāla's refers it to the fourfold tasting as asita (eaten), pīta (drunk), khāyita (chewed), sāyita (tasted) food PvA 25. A synonym with mūla, hetu, etc. for cause, Yamaka, i.3; Yam. A (J.P.T.S., 1910 -- 12) 54. See on term also Dhs trsl. 30. -- Vin i.84; D i.166; S i.172; ii.11, 13, 98 sq. (the 4 kinds, in detail); iii.54 (sa˚); v.64, 391; A iii.51 (sukhass˚), 79, 142 sq., 192 sq.; iv.49, 108; v.52 (the four), 108, 113 (avijjāya etc.), 116 (bhavataṇhāya), 269 sq. (nerayikānaŋ etc.); Sn 78, 165, 707, 747; Nd1 25; Ps i.22 (the four) 122 (id.), 55, 76 sq; Kvu 508; Pug 21, 55; Vbh 2, 13, 72, 89, 320, 383, 401 sq. (the four); Dhs 58, 121, 358, 646; Nett 31, 114, 124; DhsA 153, 401; DhA i.183 (˚ŋ pacchindati to bring up food, to vomit); ii.87; VvA 118; PvA 14, 35, 112, 148 (utu˚ physical nutriment); Sdhp 100, 395, 406; A v.136 gives ten āhāra opposed to ten paripanthā. -- an˚ without food, unfed M i.487 (aggi); S iii.126; v.105; Sn 985.

-- ûpahāra consumption of food, feeding, eating Vin iii. 136. -- ṭhitika subsisting or living on food D iii.211, 273; A v.50, 55; Ps i.5, 122. -- pariggaha taking up or acquirement of food Miln 244 or is it "restraint or abstinence in food"? Same combn. at Miln 313. -- maya "food -- like", feeding stuff, food J iii.523. -- lolatā greed after food SnA 35. -- samudaya origin of nutriment S iii.59.