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The Story of Venerable Sariputta's Nephew
Chapter 8: The Thousands • Verse 8
The Story of Venerable Sariputta's Nephew
Chapter 8: The Thousands • Verse 8
Though for a hundred years one should tend the sacrificial fire in the forest, yet if only for a moment one should worship those of perfected minds, that worship is indeed better than a century of sacrifice.
While residing at the Veluvana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse with reference to Venerable Sariputta's nephew.
Venerable Sariputta went to his nephew as well and asked whether he ever did any good deed. The nephew said that every month he slaughtered a beast and tended the sacrificial fire, because his teachers said this was the way to the world of Brahma.
Sariputta told him that neither he nor his teachers knew the way to the world of Brahma, and took him to the Buddha, explaining what had happened and asking the Buddha to show him the way.
The Buddha asked the brahmin whether he had been reported correctly, and he said he had.
The Buddha told him that even if he tended the sacrificial fire in this way for a hundred years, the merit of it would not equal the worth of honouring one of the Buddha's disciples for a single moment.
The Story of Venerable Sariputta's Nephew
Chapter 8: The Thousands • Verse 8
Though for a hundred years one should tend the sacrificial fire in the forest, yet if only for a moment one should worship those of perfected minds, that worship is indeed better than a century of sacrifice.
While residing at the Veluvana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse with reference to Venerable Sariputta's nephew.
Venerable Sariputta went to his nephew as well and asked whether he ever did any good deed. The nephew said that every month he slaughtered a beast and tended the sacrificial fire, because his teachers said this was the way to the world of Brahma.
Sariputta told him that neither he nor his teachers knew the way to the world of Brahma, and took him to the Buddha, explaining what had happened and asking the Buddha to show him the way.
The Buddha asked the brahmin whether he had been reported correctly, and he said he had.
The Buddha told him that even if he tended the sacrificial fire in this way for a hundred years, the merit of it would not equal the worth of honouring one of the Buddha's disciples for a single moment.