When the Master heard that a neighbouring forest had been devastated by fire, he mobilised all his disciples. “We must replant the cedars,” he said.
“The cedars?” exclaimed an incredulous disciple. “But they take 2,000 years to grow.”
“In that case,” said the Master, “there’s not a minute to lose. We must set out at once.”
A miniature sheet issued by India post on May 2, 2007 to commemorate 2550 years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha (Buddha was born in 563 BC and attained “Mahaparinirvana” at the age of eighty in 483 BC). Courtesy https://www.buddhiststamp.com/