Bhojana Sutta

1. Bhojana Sutta. He who gives food gives four things to the receiver thereof: life, beauty, comfort, and strength. A.ii.64.

2. Bhojana Sutta. In giving a meal, the giver gives five things: life, beauty, comfort, strength, and ready understanding (patibhāna), and he himself also becomes a partaker of these things. A.iii.42.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from