Nanputuo Temple, a monk who makes medicinal stones, eats once a day and stops eating after noon. Before the Mid-Tang Dynasty, monks in China strictly insisted on noon, and gradually, like beggars, were abandoned after the evolution and adaptation of time and space. Due to the vast territory in the north and south of China, coupled with the monks' self-cultivation and heavy work, the monks finally gave up the traditional Buddhist system, and the temple officially provided dinner, which was called "medicine stone", and all medicine stones ate porridge, also known as "late porridge".

During the seventh day of Zen in the Zen Hall, there were activities all day, and it was hard and tiring to meditate and run incense alternately. Therefore, we eat four or five meals a day. Besides breakfast porridge and lunch, we have lunch porridge (dim sum porridge) in the afternoon and a meal at eight o'clock in the evening, which is also porridge or steamed bread. It is called "putting ginseng".

In addition, there are wandering monks who go out to seek dharma. Because they are in the middle of nowhere, food and time are not guaranteed, and there is no restriction on not eating at noon. They can say that they can eat food at any time. However, when they go to the meditation hall to sign the bill, they must follow the crowd. In the rules of going to church, it is stipulated to the monks in Yunshui: "At noon, lunch will follow the crowd." Late, porridge with the crowd; Time has passed, and then make up for it; Arrive one night late and have lunch the next day. "

Since monks in China can't strictly observe the rules of fasting in the afternoon, what kind of mentality should they use to use medical stone? Master lianchi's "A Brief Introduction to Misha's Law" in the Ming Dynasty mentioned that "you should also know that you violate the Buddhist system, be ashamed of being born, think about the suffering of hungry ghosts, often help the poor, eat little, eat badly, and have insufficient food", which shows that family members should be vigilant, ashamed and compassionate when using stones.