Monastic Buddhists had a
designation for those individuals who cannot grasp the Transmission (of
Buddha): they were sometimes pragmatically referred to as 'Rice Bags' (Chinese:
'MiDai'; Japanese: 'Mei Hyu').
This meant they could be used to
do the menial tasks (be the bag) needed by those who dealt more directly with
Enlightenment (the rice). I prefer this status. It allows me to get work done
rather than talk about it.
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