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>To my ears, "beg" gives some associations to
>aggressivety, which of course should not be associated
>with pindapata; and I know some Buddhist teachers who
>therefore avoid the word "begging" for the bhikkhus
>receiving food.

Begging can either be aggressive or weak and pathetic. Neither of the connotations fits the pindipata very well IMO. "Alms-round" sounds much better. On the other hand, I like the expression 'come, beggar' for the early ehi bhikkhu ordinations. It's more intimate, which somehow fits the early stage of a religion with its first disciples.

/Rett