sn12.65:7.1 Suppose a person was walking through a forest. They’d see an ancient path, an ancient route traveled by humans in the past.
sn12.65:7.2 Following it along,
sn12.65:7.3 they’d see an ancient city, an ancient capital, inhabited by humans in the past. It was lovely, complete with parks, groves, lotus ponds, and embankments.
sn12.65:7.4 Then that person would inform a king or their chief minister:
sn12.65:7.5 ‘Please sir, you should know this. While walking through a forest I saw an ancient path, an ancient route traveled by humans in the past.
sn12.65:7.6 Following it along I saw an ancient city, an ancient capital, inhabited by humans in the past. It was lovely, complete with parks, groves, lotus ponds, and embankments.
sn12.65:7.7 Sir, you should rebuild that city!’
sn12.65:7.8 Then that king or their chief minister would have that city rebuilt.
sn12.65:7.9 And after some time that city was successful and prosperous, populous and full of people, attained to growth and expansion.
sn12.65:7.10 In the same way, I saw an ancient path, an ancient route traveled by fully awakened Buddhas in the past.