Offering a bunch of sand .VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

Although a handful of sand, but that child is very respectful, so blessed immeasurable treasure. That child who offered to hold sand for me is not ordinary. After I enter Nirvana, later it will be born as a king named A-education. And the children to play with it, later will be the courtiers of King Ashoka.

One day, the Buddha was near Xa Ve citadel, in the garden of Tho Tho, together with the masses went into alms-seeking alms, An Venerable Ananda followed him.

On the way, there are a bunch of children playing. They took the soil and built it into a temple, built a warehouse, and poured sand into the storehouse to make rice. When the Buddha passed by, a child who saw it immediately wanted to make an offering to him. It took "sand rice" from the store and brought it back and forth to the Buddha. He received and showed very satisfied, no different from having a king emanating the heart of making offerings and taking refuge in the Three Jewels.

Offering even a handful of sand, but the heart of the child is very respectful, so immeasurable merit.

Then he taught Ananda, saying,

Take hold of this sand, take it and paint it on the wall of my room. ”

Ananda followed the Buddha's teaching, but in a puzzled question, immediately asked him:

"Venerable Buddha, just a small child who makes offerings to sand making rice, why are you so pleased and treasured."

Buddha taught that:

“Although a handful of sand, but the heart of the child is very respectful, so immeasurable merit. That child who offered to hold sand for me is not ordinary. After I enter Nirvana, later it will be born as a king named A-education. And the children to play with it, later will be the courtiers of King Ashoka. He will brighten my religion, take the whole country and serve the Triple Gem, and set up countless temples. ”

In the old days, at the time of Ca-lettuce was born, that child was a monarch, wholeheartedly supporting Buddhism and encouraging people to practice, and creating many Buddha statues, pagodas and pagodas ... Thanks to that goodness , then it will become the king of Ashoka and create many pagodas and temples to worship Buddha and relics.

Ananda asked again, "Just offering an handful of sand, how can you later set up countless temples?"

Buddha taught:

"Good roots are not just in this life. In the old days, at the time of Ca-lettuce was born, that child was a monarch, wholeheartedly supporting Buddhism and encouraging people to practice, and creating many Buddha statues, pagodas and pagodas ... Thanks to that goodness , then it will become the king of Ashoka and create many pagodas and temples to worship Buddha and relics. " END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.22/4/2020.