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until enlightenment came. Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree the Bodhi Tree (Tree of sermon Wisdom) and began to teach and to share his new religious or moral understandings. At that point he became known as talk the Buddha (the Awakened or the Enlightened). The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of dipping places bathing Benares, most holy of the dipping places on the River inscrutable Ganges; that sermon has been preserved and is given something which here. It reflects the Buddha’s wisdom about one cannot be understood inscrutable kind of suffering. Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the dead child to all her neighbours, asking them for medicine, and the people said, “She has lost her senses. The boy is dead.” At length, Kisa Gotami met a man who replied to her request, “I cannot give thee medicine for thy child, but I know a physician who can.” t g And the girl said, “Pray tell me, sir; who is it?” And F the man replied, "Go to Sakyamuni, the Buddha.” t Kisa Gotami repaired to the Buddha and cried, “Lord repaired (a stylistic i and Master, give me the medicine that will cure my boy.” use) went to F The Buddha answered, “I want a handful of mustard- seed.” And when the girl in her joy promised to procure 112 it, the Buddha added, “The mustard-seed must be taken from a house where no one has lost a child, husband, parent or friend.” Poor Kisa Gotami now went from house to house, and the people pitied her and said, “Here is mustard- seed; take it!” But when she asked, “Did a son or daughter, a father or mother, die in your family?” they answered her, “Alas! the living are few, but the dead are many. Do not remind us of our deepest grief.” And there was no house but some beloved one had died in it. Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless, and sat down at the wayside watching the lights of the city, as they flickered up and were extinguished again. At last the darkness of the night reigned everywhere. And she considered the fate of men, that their lives flicker up and are extinguished again. And she thought to herself, valley of desolation “How selfish am I in my grief! Death is common to all; yet in this valley of desolation there is a path that leads an area which is filled him to immortality who has surrendered all selfishness.” with deep sorrow The Buddha said, ‘‘The life of mortals in this world mortals is troubled and brief and combined with pain. For there those bound to die Reprint 2026-27