At one time, the Buddha lived in the Garden of Solitude in the Gion Grove of the Acropolis. One day, the Buddha said to his monks, "Disciples, if all the dust of the earth except for seven jujube-sized clods of earth is wiped out and disappeared, what do you think now, disciples?" Is there more dust on the earth that has disappeared and disappeared, or does the remaining lump of soil the size of seven dates contain more dust?

The monks replied, "Of course, there is more dust on the earth that has disappeared and disappeared, and the remaining seven jujube-sized clods contain less dust. The dust of the earth that has been destroyed and disappeared is a hundred, thousand, hundred thousand, countless times the dust in the remaining seven jujube-sized clods. The remaining seven date-sized clods contain negligible dust compared to the dust of the earth that has disappeared and disappeared. ”

The Buddha said: "In the same way, disciples, who have a correct view, and have realized the first fruits (explanation of the first fruits, see chapter 70) and above, they have many troubles and pains that they have destroyed and eliminated, and their troubles and sufferings are as much as the dust of the earth that has disappeared and disappeared, and they have very little left of their troubles and sufferings, and their remaining troubles and sufferings are as small as the dust contained in the remaining lumps the size of seven dates. The disciples, that is to say, the holy disciples who have attained the first fruits, their residual troubles and pains are not comparable to the one-hundredth, thousandths, and one-hundredths of their extinction of their worries and sufferings, and their residual troubles and pains are negligible compared to the troubles and pains they have destroyed. These holy disciples who have already achieved the first fruits of life, they can go back and forth between the world and the heavenly realm at most seven times, and they can be forever liberated from the cycle of life and death, that is to say, the holy disciples who have realized the first fruits, they can get rid of all troubles and pains at most seven more times in the cycle of life and death, they can be freed from this world forever, and they can be forever liberated from the cycle of life and death. Disciples, with correct insights, can obtain such great meritorious benefits by attaining the first fruits of enlightenment, and if they understand the Dhamma as mentioned here, they can obtain such great meritorious benefits. ”

After the Buddha's teachings, the monks who listened to the teachings all paid homage to the Buddha again, praising the immeasurable merits of the Buddha's teachings, and they all practiced according to the Buddha's teachings.

Pali original scripture

SN.13.6. Dutiyapathavīsuttaṃ

　　 79. Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati …pe… “seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāpathavī parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya, ṭhapetvā satta kolaṭṭhimattiyo guḷikā. Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ, yaṃ vā mahāpathaviyā parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādiṇṇaṃ yā vā satta kolaṭṭhimattiyo guḷikā avasiṭṭhā”ti?

　　 “Etadeva bhante, bahutaraṃ, mahāpathaviyā, yadidaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādiṇṇaṃ; appamattikā satta kolaṭṭhimattiyo guḷikā avasiṭṭhā. Neva satimaṃ kalaṃ upenti na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti na satasahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti mahāpathaviyā parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādiṇṇaṃ upanidhāya satta kolaṭṭhimattiyo guḷikā avasiṭṭhā”ti. “Evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe… dhammacakkhupaṭilābho”ti. Chaṭṭhaṃ.