“In a world full of suffering and endless rebirth, one man made a promise — a promise that would change the destiny of all living beings.” ​“Long ago, in the land of Gandhāra, there lived a poor young man who worked hard every day to take care of his old mother.” ​“One hot afternoon, he sat under a big banyan tree. As he looked at his tired hands, he began to think about life — He saw that all beings must suffer again and again in this endless cycle.” ​“He thought, ‘I want to make my mother happ