Ond day a child goes to his mother and asks her,
mother who is that old man sitting on the mountain?
The mother answers, 'Don't call him an old man. He is Lord Buddha, Who knows the answers to every question in this universe.'
Really. does he know the answers to all the questions? Ask the child.
Yes my dear replies the mother.
The child goes to the mountain where buddha is meditating catches a butterfly from the garden, and cupping the butterfly gently in his hands, approaches buddha.
Keeping his hand behind his back, he asks buddha,
Is the thing in my hand alive or dead?
The child thinks that if Buddha answers that the thing is alivre, he will crush the butterfly in his hand and show the dead butterfly proving Buddha wrong. And if Buddha answers that the thing is dead he will open his gently cupped hand, allowing the butterfly to fly away showing that the butterfly was alive and again proving Buddha wrong,
Thus budda would not know the answer to all questions .
'Is the thing in my hand alive or dead?Asks the eager child
The Buddha opens his eyes nods his head and replies,
'My dear son the answer lies in your hands'
This Story Is Taken From the Book of English Reader it is a collection of 108 Story's
The mother answers, 'Don't call him an old man. He is Lord Buddha, Who knows the answers to every question in this universe.'
Really. does he know the answers to all the questions? Ask the child.
Yes my dear replies the mother.
The child goes to the mountain where buddha is meditating catches a butterfly from the garden, and cupping the butterfly gently in his hands, approaches buddha.
Keeping his hand behind his back, he asks buddha,
Is the thing in my hand alive or dead?
The child thinks that if Buddha answers that the thing is alivre, he will crush the butterfly in his hand and show the dead butterfly proving Buddha wrong. And if Buddha answers that the thing is dead he will open his gently cupped hand, allowing the butterfly to fly away showing that the butterfly was alive and again proving Buddha wrong,
Thus budda would not know the answer to all questions .
'Is the thing in my hand alive or dead?Asks the eager child
The Buddha opens his eyes nods his head and replies,
'My dear son the answer lies in your hands'
This Story Is Taken From the Book of English Reader it is a collection of 108 Story's
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