Two significant stories are those of the present of the poor peasants who were bringing flowers as a tribute to their king, but who offered them to Buddha instead and were rewarded by their being made Arahats; also of the poor orphan girl who begged all day but received only one copper with which she bought some oil and presented it to Buddha, who ordered the ai] to be put ina lamp. When, night came the other lamps burned out but this continued to burn brightly and nae never since been extinguish-
When the summons of Bo-shun (death) came to Buddha he prepared his disciples for his death and finally, surrounded by his followers, he quietly departed. After his death shrines were built for his relics, his followers carried on his work and finally his worship was introduced into China in the reign of Ming-ti of the Han dynasty, about 60 A.D., as a result of the Emperor's dream of a person of high stature, shining all over with golden rays, which was interpreted as meaning the introduction of the West.
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