Ōryōki
BOWL USED BY BUDDHIST MONKS FOR RECEIVING FOOD DONATIONS
Oryoki; Pātra; Almsbowl; Buddhist almsbowl; Buddhist alms bowl; Alms bowl; Monastic alms bowl; Monastic almsbowl
Ōryōki () (, ), is a transliteration of Sanskrit , also called 應量器 (), means "vessel that contains just enough" is a set of nested bowls and other eating utensils for the personal use of Buddhist monks. Ōryōki also refers to a meditative form of eating using these utensils that originated in Japan and emphasizes mindfulness awareness practice by abiding to a strict order of precise movements.