The Meaning of Alms Offering Born as a Prince, the Buddha renounced his palace life and went on his alms round to obtain the four basic life requisites – Robes, Food, Lodging and Medicine. It is a great example of Buddha’s humility and should be practised by all... read more
Long ago, in a little village in India, there lived a child called Jaya. One day Gautama Buddha came to his village. The villagers gathered round the Buddha, welcoming him into their village. They made a comfortable seat for him in the cool shade of a leafy peepul... read more
Normally a bhikkhu will not ask for things. Instead, he will wait for something to be offered. This is exemplified in the alms round where the bhikkhu makes no request, does not even look at people, although he may quietly wait to see if an offering is to be made... read more
The Buddha said that there were four necessities of life — clothing, food, lodging and medicine — and that they have to be treated properly: “Properly considering the robe, I use it: simply to ward off cold, to ward off heat, to ward off the touch of flies,... read more
