Five ascetic practices
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five ascetic practices
五法 (Jpn go-ho )
Five rules of conduct for monks referred to in The Fourfold Rules of Discipline and The Great Commentary on the Abhidharma.
They are :
(1) to wear clothing of patched rags,
(2) to subsist only on alms,
(3) to eat only one meal a day,
(4) to remain always outdoors, and
(5) to refrain from eating sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, or salty food.