Then five years ago, the book suddenly became a best-seller, and now nearly 10,000 copies are distributed each month. Ten years ago, just twenty or thirty people would come to hear a Buddhist master expound the scriptures. Now halls with capacities of several thousand are inadequate to hold the crowds.
五年前，這本書卻突然暢銷起來，現在每個月將近有一萬冊的發行量；十年前，法師開壇講經，台下經常是稀稀落落二、三十人，而今幾千人的會堂，仍無法滿足前來聽講的群眾。