Lord buddha and a berieved mother
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Once a woman's son died. She overpowered with grief at the loss of her only one son whom who loved so dearly. She went to Lord Buddha, the great saint, she fell at his feet and told him of her grief and earnestly requested him to bring back her dead son to life. Lord Buddha felt great pity for the unfortunate woman. He thought of giving her consolation so that he might get peace of mind. So he told her to bring a handful of mustard seed from a house where nobody had ever died. With great hope and weeping mother then went from door to door for a handful of mustard seeds. She asked at every house whether anyone in the family had died. Everywhere she went, she received the same sad reply. Somebody had lost his son, somebody had lost parents. She didn't find any house where nobody had died. So she couldn't get a handful of the mustard seeds which lord Buddha wanted.
The poor woman then went back to Lord Buddha with a heavy heart. She told him of the results of her search for the mustard seeds. Then lord Buddha said to the woman tenderly, "so you see, sorrow and death are common to all. You should not, therefore, be overpowered with grief at the loss of your son. You think of the lot of others who have lost theirs dear ones. You will find consolation in this. The woman realized the truth of his words and found consolation."
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During Buddha’s time, there lived a woman named Kisa Gotami. She married young and gave birth to a son. One day, the baby fell sick and died soon after. Kisa Gotami loved her son greatly and refused to believe that her son was dead. She carried the body of her son around her village, asking if there was anyone who can bring her son back to life.
The villagers all saw that the son was already dead and there was nothing that could be done. They advised her to accept his death and make arrangements for the funeral.
In great grief, she fell upon her knees and clutched her son’s body close to her body. She kept uttering for her son to wake up.
A village elder took pity on her and suggested to her to consult the Buddha.
“Kisa Gotami. We cannot help you. But you should go to the Buddha. Maybe he can bring your son back to life!”
Kisa Gotami was extremely excited upon hearing the elder’s words. She immediately went to the Buddha’s residence and pleaded for him to bring her son back to life.
“Kisa Gotami, I have a way to bring your son back to life.”
“My Lord, I will do anything to bring my son back”
“If that is the case, then I need you to find me something. Bring me a mustard seed but it must be taken from a house where no one residing in the house has ever lost a family member. Bring this seed back to me and your son will come back to life.”
Having great faith in the Buddha’s promise, Kisa Gotami went from house to house, trying to find the mustard seed.
At the first house, a young woman offered to give her some mustard seeds. But when Kisa Gotami asked if she had ever lost a family member to death, the young women said her grandmother died a few months ago.
Kisa Gotami thanked the young woman and explained why the mustard seeds did not fulfill the Buddha’s requirements.
She moved on to the 2nd house. A husband died a few years. The 3rd house lost an uncle and the 4th house lost an aunt. She kept moving from house to house but the answer was all the same – every house had lost a family member to death.
Kisa Gotami finally came to realise that there is no one in the world who had never lost a family member to death. She now understood that death is inevitable and a natural part of life.
Putting aside her grief, she buried her son in the forest. Shen then returned to the Buddha and became his follower.
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