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He then proceeded to tell Tang the Tripitaka, three baskets, comprised of:
1. Everything about being a monk
2. All of the Buddha's teachings
3. Finally, he told everything from short stories to poems that didn’t fall into the last two categories.
Tang remembered every word.
After a rushed journey back to China, these scriptures spread and more people converted to this new
religion. They were passed down among generations and still survive many centuries later to this day.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.
-Gautama Buddha