Yesterday was Canadian Thanksgiving Day, so I was thinking about the difficulty of serving food to a large group of people.It's hard to make sure everything is completed at the same time. It's hard to remember to have all necessary ingredients on hand. It's sometimes hard to even find the room to cook for a large number of family and friends.
I realized I would have to include this photo taken a year ago in Sri Lanka. This is considered the location where Buddhism was first introduced to Sri Lanka around 200 BC. If you are interested in learning more about this place there's a good article here.
You many also want to go to entries from this blog which were written at that time.
These kids are standing in a rice boat in Mihintale. It was filled to serve bowls of rice to monks. See how much it might hold! There were known to be up to 2,000 monks at Mihintale at once. Can you imagine putting on a meal for that many people!
Now doesn't that put harried preparation for a holiday meal into perspective?
