Salt is expensive, rice is cheap. (Joshu)

A monk asked, "While I am traveling around, if someone asks me, 'What Dharma does Chao-chou (Joshu) expound?', what should I reply?"

The master said, "Salt is expensive, rice is cheap."¹

1. ^{In the days of the T'ang dynasty salt was a government monopoly and very expensive; rice was common and quite cheap.}

_Sayings of Master Joshu (Green)

R.S.M.

Well, you heard the man, salt is expensive so show me the coin! :)

Submitted February 02, 2020 at 12:12AM by royalsaltmerchant https://ift.tt/2uQpZTR