eat vegetarian food before the Buddha(cháng zhāi xiù fó)

eat vegetarian food before the Buddha

Changzhai embroidered Buddha, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á ngzh ā IXI ù f ó, which means eating Changzhai before the Buddha statue; it describes practicing Buddhism. From the song of Eight Immortals in drinking.

Notes on Idioms

Changzhai: Vegetarian all year round; embroidered Buddha: Embroidered Buddha.

The origin of Idioms

In the song of Eight Immortals in drinking, Du Fu of Tang Dynasty said: "before the embroidery of Buddha in the Changzhai of Su Jin Dynasty, people often love to escape Zen when they are drunk."

Idiom usage

It is used to describe practicing Buddhism. example many college students are willing to become monks and embroider Buddhas in a long studio.

Chinese PinYin : cháng zhāi xiù fó