References for not receiving alms in exchange for Dhamma teaching
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According to this comment :
> I think that monks and laypeople are meant to depend on each other
> (e.g. as described in Iti 107 ) however monks must not sell their
> dhamma talks for food. **So there are monastic rules about food and
> dhamma talks: they're separate transactions ... a *quid pro quo* is
> forbidden** -- having given a dhamma talk (i.e. after his speaking) the
> Buddha was no longer willing to receive food, because that would
> appear as if he were receiving food in exchange for or as payment for
> talking.
Please provide references from the Vinaya and/or Patimokkha for "there are monastic rules about food and dhamma talks: they're separate transactions ... a *quid pro quo* is forbidden".
Asked by ruben2020
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Jun 20, 2018, 03:46 PM
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