Continuing from this morning – 7 limbs. Related to the accumulate of merit through rejoicing at other’s good deed, as in the story of when a king invited Buddha and his retinue to his palace and made a big offering. At the end, the Buddha asked the king “should I dedicate the merit of this to you – the king – or to the person who has gained more merits than you?” The king thought, “Since I am the benefactor, I may be the one who gained most merit”, so the king said, “yes, dedicate to person with most merits.” At that time, there was a beggar at the door of the palace. He really rejoiced at the merit of the king, and that the king was making such a grand offering to Buddha. When Buddha was about to dedicate, he surprised everyone when he used the name of the beggar at the door. This shows that just by rejoicing at the good deeds of others, we can gain the same amount of merit.
