...for wisdom didn't stop when the Buddha passed into final nirvana. Not at all. When humans really get something and then really strive to teach it, sometimes the student goes beyond the teacher. As a teacher, I know this happens all the time. There's a Zen saying that any teacher whose students don't surpass him is a failure. The Buddha was not a failure. ...his teachings have grown and deepened--and are still doing so.
---Buddha In Your Backpack, by Franz Metcalf---
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