Beautiful Beryl Gem🌱 simile

Sakuludāyī marvels at the profound respect the Buddha receives. The Buddha explains this reverence stems not from strict asceticism—as some disciples are stricter than he is—but from his supreme virtue, exceptional knowledge, higher wisdom, mastery of the Four Noble Truths, and teachings leading to ultimate liberation.

The wanderer Vekhanasa praises an undefined supreme beauty. Through graded comparisons of radiance, from a beryl gem to the midday sun, the Buddha exposes the limits of sensual objects and points to the higher pleasure found in release from ignorance.