Rain of Gems Caused Disaster
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Buddha taught him a secret Tantric method which if used on one particular date, could cause rain of gems.
However, Buddha always thought he should have tested the maturity of the Brahmin before disclosing the secret.
One night Buddha was crossing a dense forest with that Brahmin.
They were attacked by a gang of robbers who tied the Brahmin to a tree and told Buddha to get the ransom money to free his disciple.
Buddha remembered that the next day was the auspicious date to use the Tantric method.
Before departing, He whispered into the Brahmin's ears,
"Son, Do not misuse the Tantric secret.
I will surely return with ransom and set you free.
" But next day, the Brahmin did not heed Buddha's warning and invoked Tantra.
Gems rained from the sky.
The robbers collected the gems, set him free and went away.
On their way another gang of robbers attacked them, took all the gems and came to know about the Brahmin who could cause gems to rain from the sky.
They caught the Brahmin again and ordered him to repeat the feat.
But, the Brahmin told them that the method worked only on a particular day that arrived once in a year and expressed his inability to repeat the feat.
The greedy robbers did not believe him.
They were extremely furious and killed the Brahmin.
They then fought among themselves over the gems and killed each other as well.
Buddha came back the next day.
His apprehension had turned out to be horribly true.
Seeing the ghastly scene Buddha said to himself, "Bestowing Divine blessings, without testing the worthiness is always disastrous."
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