Takuhatsu (pindapata in Sanskrit) is one of the forms of ascetic practice for monks of Ancient Indian religions, including Buddhism and Jainism, and it is an ascetic practice to make monks go around the homes of believers, beg for the least amount of food and so on required, and let the believers earn merit.
托鉢（たくはつ、サンスクリット：pindapata）とは、仏教やジャイナ教を含む古代インド宗教の出家者の修行形態の1つで、信者の家々を巡り、生活に必要な最低限の食糧などを乞い、信者に功徳を積ませる修行。