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One night, Bodhisattva appeared to them and said, "Someone who hears

the truth and understands it right away is much better off than a hundred fools
who take a hundred years to figure it out."

Finally, his followers understood that they should have paid more attention

to his wisdom when he was alive. They spent their lives searching for truth and

meditating.

Life Skill & Values
Moral of this story

This story teaches us that wisdom can be hidden, and we should listen carefully to wise

people. Understanding comes from an open heart and mind.

Word-Meaning

accomplishments : capability, considered : to think about carefully, buried : to put
something in the ground, ceremony : a formal public event.

Exercise

A. Tick( ) the correct option : Concept Clarity
1. The Bodhisattva was a _______ man.

(a) wise (b) cruel (c) selfish

2. Bodhisattva had _______ followers.

(a) three hundred (b) four hundred (c) five hundred

3. One day, his followers went to find _______ .

(a) food (b) wealth (c) truth

4. The follower failed to understand the true meaning of the wise man's _______ .

(a) gesture (b) saying (c) words

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