The story of a rich jewelry merchant of ancient India and his slave who encounter a wise Buddhist monk. The tale teaches the lesson of cause and effect, kindness and compassion, greed and hatred. Bilingual/Chinese English with color illustrations. Designed for children, but the lesson learned in the story is universal.
The single thread woven by a spider can pull a sinner from the mouth of hell; but only if that sinner allows others to cling to the thread - once the sinner believes that the thread is only for him and can only bear his weight it will break. Beautiful dharma lesson.