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In the years that followed, the nun who had once been a beggar named Ke became renowned for her wisdom and compassion. Students traveled from far and wide to learn from her, never knowing that the radiant teacher before them had once owned nothing but a single cloth—and the courage to give it away. | In the years that followed, the nun who had once been a beggar named Ke became renowned for her wisdom and compassion. Students traveled from far and wide to learn from her, never knowing that the radiant teacher before them had once owned nothing but a single cloth—and the courage to give it away. | ||
And it is said that whenever someone gives their last possession to help another, a white cloth appears somewhere in the world, wrapping itself around someone in need, continuing the cycle of generosity that can never be broken. | And it is said that whenever someone gives their last possession to help another, a white cloth appears somewhere in the world, wrapping itself around someone in need, continuing the cycle of generosity that can never be broken.<ref>Source for this story: http://www.rkts.org/etexts/complete.php?id=D341&coll=D.</ref> | ||
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