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Definition[1]

謂眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意、涅槃等七種之食。即眼以眠為食,耳以聲為食,鼻以香為食,舌以味為食,身以細滑為食,意以法為食,涅槃以不放逸為食。以彼等能增益身心,長養發達,故稱為食。〔增一阿含經卷三十一〕

Source
佛光電子大辭典
Page
p116
Definition[2]

The seven kinds of food or āhāra, sustenance :―sleep for eyes, sound for ears, fragrance for nose, taste for tongue, fine smooth things for the body, the Law for the mind, and freedom from laxness for nirvana.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]

(雜語)眼以眠為食,耳以聲為食,鼻以香為食,舌以味為食,身細滑為食,意以法為食,涅槃以不放逸為食。

Source
丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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