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。
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.
一七種食 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〕p192