佛說心明經 1.6

1.6

At that time, the brahma-cultist, who had been quietly standing and listening, heard the Buddha's praise and became doubtful in his heart. He stepped forward and asked the Buddha: “What is a single ladle of rice broth worth, that you praise it so? These various gifts of treasures, elephants, horses, and carriages are beyond reproach, yet you say they do not equal the gift of a ladle of rice broth! This rice broth is not worth a single coin, yet you praise it as many hundreds of millions of times greater. Who could believe this?”