How Many Disciples?

Photo courtesy of Racoles, Flickr
Photo courtesy of Racoles, Flickr

A visitor came to the monastery where the master resided. He was amazed at the huge number of monks he saw everywhere. “There must be over two or three thousand of them here,” he thought.

When he was finally ushered in to see the master, the first question he asked was, “Revered sir, exactly how many disciples do you have in this place?”

The master replied, “Oh, I think around four or five at the most.”