Miscellaneous Topics – 2433
7. A recluse who lives on the fruits that fall by throwing stones or sticks at
them (
pavatta-phala-bhojana
). He thinks to remove the bark is
wearisome.
8. A recluse who lives only on leaves, flowers and fruits falling naturally
from trees (
paṇḍu-palāsika
).
The last one is divided into three types:
1. He who remains seated without rising and who lives on leaves,
flowers and fruits that fall within his reach (
ukkaṭṭha-paṇḍu-
palāsika
).
2. He who moves from tree to tree and subsists only on leaves, flowers
and fruits that fall from a single tree (
majjha-paṇḍu-palāsika
).
3. He who moves from tree to tree in search of leaves, flowers and
fruits that fall naturally from trees, to maintain himself (
mudu-
paṇḍu-palāsika
).
In addition, the author gives a somewhat different enumeration that is
mentioned in the commentary on the Discourse about Conscience (
Hiri-sutta
) of
the Anthology of Discourses (
Sutta-nipāta
, Snp 15):
1. A recluse who leads a householder’s life earning his living by farming,
trading, etc., like Keṇiya and others (
saputta-bhariya
).
2. A recluse who, living near a city gate and teaching children of noble
(
khattiya
) and Brahmin families, accepts only grain and crops but not
gold and silver (
uñchā-carika
).
3. A recluse who lives only on food that is obtained at the meal time
(
sampatta-kālika
).
4. A recluse who lives only on uncooked fruits and vegetables (
anaggi-
pakka
).
5. A recluse who wanders from place to place with metal or stone
implements in hand to remove the bark from trees for food whenever
he feels hungry, and who observes precepts and cultivates meditation on
the four sublime states (
aya-muṭṭhika
).
6. A recluse who wanders from place to place without metal or stone
implements in hand and who removes the bark from trees with his teeth