To reject avarice or greed; to prioritize spiritual cultivation and humility over material wealth, symbolizing the detachment from worldly possessions.
修行者们常以“宝珠市饼”自勉，提醒自己要放下对物质的执着，追求内心的平静与智慧。
Practitioners often use "exchange precious pearls for market cakes" to encourage themselves, reminding themselves to let go of attachment to material possessions and pursue inner peace and wisdom.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
During the Tang Dynasty, He Zhizhang once paid a visit to an old medicine seller, Wang Lao, seeking to learn the art of alchemy (Huangbai術). As a greeting gift, he specifically presented a large precious pearl.
Upon receiving the pearl, Wang Lao immediately instructed someone to sell it and use the money to buy flour cakes for He Zhizhang to eat.
He Zhizhang felt it was a great pity.
The old medicine seller then replied, "If avarice is not removed, how can the art be mastered?"
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