====== bhojana ======
===== bhojana =====

//substantif// (neutre) : **nourriture**, aliment
  * déclinaison : [[declinaison_noms|thème en -a]]
  * étymologie : [[bhunjati|bhuñjati]]

=====Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede=====
**bhojana** （nt．） [fr．bhuñjati] food，meal，nourishment in general J．II，218; IV，103，173; J．I，178; IV，223; Sn．102，128，242，366，667; Dh．7，70; Pug．21，55; Miln．370; Vism．69，106; Sdhp．52，388，407．Some similes with bhojana see J．P．T．S．1907，119．--tika° food allowed for a triad （of reasons） Vin．II，196．dub° having little or bad food J．II，368; DhA．IV，8．paṇīta° choice & plentiful meals Vin．IV，88．sabhojane kule in the family in which a bhikkhu has received food Vin．IV，94．--bhojane mattaññu（tā） knowing proper measure in eating （& abstr．）; eating within bounds，one of the 4 restricttions of moral life S．II，218; A．I，113 sq．; Nd1 483．‹-› 5 bhojanāni or meals are given at Vin．IV，75，viz．niccabhatta°，salākabhatta°，pakkhikaṃ，uposathikaṃ，pāṭipadikaṃ．-- As part of the regulations concerning food，hours of eating etc．in the Saṅgha there is a distinction ascribed to the Buddha between gaṇabhojanaṃ， parampara-bhojanaṃ， atirittabhojanaṃ， anatirittabhojanaṃ mentioned at Kvu II．552; see Vin．IV，71，77．All these ways of taking food are forbidden under ordinary circumstances，but allowed in the case of illness （gilāna-samaye），when robes are given to the Bhikkhus （cīvarasamaye） and several other occasions，as enumd at Vin．IV，74．-- The distinction is made as follows：gaṇabhojanaṃ said when 4 bhikkhus are invited to partake together of one of the five foods; or food prepared as a joint meal Vin．IV，74; cp．II．196; V，128，135; paramparabhojanaṃ said when a bhikkhu，invited to partake of one of the 5 foods，first takes one and then another Vin．IV，78; atirittabhojanaṃ is food left over from that provided for a sick person，or too great a quantity offered on one occasion to bhikkhus （in this case permitted to be eaten） Vin．IV，82; anatirittabhojanaṃ is food that is not left over & is accepted & eaten by a bhikkhu without inquiry Vin．IV，84  --aggadāna gift of the best of food SnA 270．--atthika in need of food，hungry Pv．II，929．--pariyantika restricting one’s feeding Vism．69．--vikati at J．V，292 is to be read as bhājana° （q．v．）．
=====Dictionnaire Héritage du Sanscrit, Inria, Gérard Huet (dir.)=====
**bhojana** [act. bhuj_2] n. nourriture, aliment | alimentation, repas — f. bhojanā ifc. nourri de; qui sert de nourriture à.