Tela - Everything Shii Knows

Tela is sesame oil, mahwa oil, castor oil, animal fat, or other kinds of oil traditionally used in medicine. Tela is used to prepare delicious food (paṇītabhojanāni), but for a monk to take such food is an offense of pācittiya for a bhikku and pāṭidesanīya for a bhikkuni.

Monks may store oil for seven days. If the oil is stored for more than seven days it is an offense of nissaggiya pācittiya.

Tela is regarded as lickable (pāṭisāyanīyani).

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