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SN 12.63 Puttamaṁsa Sutta: A Child’s Flesh |
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... by eating their son’s flesh they would cross the rest of the desert.
It is in such a way, bhikkhus, that I say nutriment should be seen.
The Buddha defines the four kinds of “food” or “nutriment”, which include edible food, contact, intention, and consciousness. He illustrates them with a series of powerful and horrifying similes.