The Stone Painter, Part 3 of 4

"We should help that elder! He’s old and has no children to take care of him, so he has to earn a living for himself." "Greetings, elder! Thank you, elder! O elder, have you heard of the Rose Cave?" "Go toward the south-west. At the Rose Cave, deliver the ruby." "Go towards the southwest. At the Rose Cave, deliver the ruby." "Very strange! How could that elder know that we have a ruby? Probably another ghost! This area really has lots of ghosts!"

"Walking all day and finding not a cave! Wow! What beautiful flowers! O mistress! There is some writing here." "C…A…V…E. CAVE! Roses... Cave... Rose Cave. This is it!" "But there is nobody here to deliver the ruby. O mistress! The ruby is gone!" "'When its purpose is fulfilled, it will return to me on its own.'"

"My master is waiting for you. Please come with me!" "How can I help you?" "Dear Sir, a deity told me in my dream about a stone-painting Yogi." "I will try to help you. Please go inside to rest first."

"This Master does not have any elixir for you! But He has an inconceivable Method that can extinguish all sufferings forever. That monastery is not very far from here, where there is a group of His disciples practicing spiritually. You two go there first, my disciples and I will go later." "Finally, I’ve found the Supreme Method! I will be free from the cycle of rebirth and suffering forever." "This probably is the miracle medicine my father needs! Perhaps I myself need it, too!"