Not eating at noon was the practice of some people in ancient times

It usually refers to 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., strictly speaking, it should not exceed 12 p.m., and you can't eat after 12:01 p.m. However, sometimes due to the environment, it is not possible to eat before noon, so it must be used up at least before 1 pm, otherwise it will be all over at noon. If you want to take the pure vows, it is best to use them up before noon, and then stop using them after the time.

Don't eat after lunch. It is the precept that the Buddha gave to the monks. The correct way to say it in the Vinaya is called"Not out of season"。

In other words, you can't eat at any time other than what is permitted. This is after the sun reaches noon and until dawn the next day, and it is not allowed to eat during this time.

Having lunch is a break of vows:

Fayuan Zhulin "Cloud:"Those who do not eat out of time are fasting. Qi is also a faster, saying that it is forbidden to have six emotions and not stain the six dusts, and Qi to cut off all evil and cultivate all good, so it is called Zhai. "

Fasting is also known as fasting, that is, not eating after noon. this"Afternoon"It does not refer to 12 noon alone, but to the middle of the sun. Due to the different longitudes of different places, the time difference between the day and the time of day is about 4 minutes.

At first, it was probably because of the shortage of food and grass, and it became a habit to make a better living for a longer time.

The most fundamental reason is that in ancient India, monks did not participate in labor, the level of productivity at that time was relatively low, and the food of monks was limited, so there will be such a saying, of course, there are many benefits of this, see Qian Wenzhong's Xuanzang Journey to the West, very authoritative, the most authoritative in China.

There are many benefits of not eating at noon, which is why the Buddha formulated it: 1. Less appetite can reduce the desire of men and women.

Two. It can be relieved of body and mind, so that the stomach and intestines can be properly rested. Three.

Easy to enter meditation (Sanskrit dhyana). Four. There is more time to practice enlightenment.

Five. To attain liberation (Sanskrit vimokso), the appetite must be purified. Six.

All the Buddhas of the three worlds did not eat at noon. There are the benefits mentioned above that there is a concept and holding the noon, everyone can do it, and if you persevere, you can get the merits and benefits of holding the noon, and there is no limit.

This is the habit of the old man of the Buddha, and later generations of Buddhas took this habit as a Buddhist precept.

The last time I read "The Treatise on the Land of Yogis", this paragraph was mentioned:

Japonica rice is clumped everywhere. So the sentient party is now taking it. The second is due to the use of taste and other resources.

Evil colors such as sentient beings arise and the light is extinguished. Its multi-eater is more and more evil, and his body is very heavy. These sentient beings despise each other and the evil law is in force.

As a result, all the flavors and so on gradually disappear to the ground. As widely said. From this point on, all sentient beings will take care of each other, and they will love to dye.

Its multi-eater is more and more evil, and his body is very heavy.