Monks in ancient China didn't eat meat, but a monk named Broken Mountain, because of his compassion, was forced by Zhang Xianzhong to eat meat in order to save the people in a city. But while eating meat, he chanted: wine and meat go through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in his heart. The monk named Broken Mountain has also become the first monk to eat meat in history, and what he chanted when eating meat has also become the one that has been passed down to this day.

During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, because of the Little Ice Age, the whole country suffered from disasters, and the imperial court could not provide the money for disaster relief. Many people were displaced and hungry, and in some places with serious disasters, the people had no room for survival, and even the phenomenon of cannibalism appeared.

In this case, some refugees rose up against the imperial court, among which Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were the most famous. However, compared with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong was tyrannical and cruel. When his troops attacked a city, they all slaughtered it, and countless people died by his sword.

On this day, when he attacked Chongqing and planned to slaughter the city, he suddenly saw a group of monks. He was uncharacteristically determined to make fun of these monks. Zhang Xianzhong knew that eating meat by monks was the most taboo thing, so he forced them to eat meat, but many monks refused and died tragically by Zhang Xianzhong's sword.

At this moment, a monk named Broken Mountain came forward and promised to eat meat for himself. However, when Zhang Xianzhong was asked to give up the massacre, Zhang Xianzhong agreed with a mischievous attitude. While eating meat, Broken Mountain kept saying: wine and meat go through the intestines, but the Buddha stays in his heart. If the world learns from me, it will be like entering the magic road.

The meaning of this sentence is actually confessing to the Buddha, indicating that he has not forgotten the precepts. However, although he broke the precepts, he saved the people of the whole city, which is considered a complete merit. Therefore, the Buddha will definitely not blame him, and he immediately became a Buddha when he ate meat. Zhang Xianzhong was completely shocked when he saw this scene, so he quickly fled Chongqing.

but later, some monks, because they couldn't stand the rules and regulations and couldn't control their mouths to cheat, took out this famous saying of Master Broken Mountain and recited it, and then enjoyed the delicious food with peace of mind. Although they looked similar on the surface, their merits and demerits were too different.