A monk who eats only congee and rice without practicing hard. This is a word of self-effacement for monks. Later, it was used to ridicule those who eat porridge and rice. Han Zhaoyi's poem With Li Zhuanmei of the Fifth Generation: "He Ru and become the ambassador of Xuanhui, so as not to be called a monk of congee and rice." Song Chen Heyi 《和王东卿绝句》："Only now, the current generation is famous for its achievements, but not for the congee and rice monks in their lives." Sung Lu You "Sighing" Poem: "The country is at its zenith, and I would rather be a congee-fed monk." Qing Qianyi "November 6, summoned to the Hall of Wenhua Xuan Feng stern order dismissal pending punishment" Poem No. 14: "The holy dynasty relies heavily on the silk book, thin life is difficult to fill the porridge and rice monks."

Word Breakdown

Explanation of Congee Congee ō Semi-liquid food made from food such as rice and noodles: millet porridge. Something like porridge : mud porridge. A mess of congee. Congee ù 古同 "育"，生养. Same as "sell", to sell. Explanation of "飯僧" (飯僧) means to give food to a monk. An act of superstitious people to pray for good fortune. The Old Book of Tang - Li Wei Biography: "Forizong was so devoted to Buddhism that he used to give rice to monks in the forbidden area and praise them personally." New History of the Five Dynasties - Later Shu Shijia - Meng Zhixiang: "Zhixiang tried to feed the monks in his residence, and Zhaoyuan entered with a scarf from Zhiqian." Wang Yingkui, Qing Dynasty