The venerable Gotama ploughs a ploughing that bears the fruit of immortality.

According to the Gospel of Buddha, the brahman Bhāradvāja, a rich farmer, at first reproached the Buddha (Gotama) for begging instead of working; when he understands that the Buddha cultivates hearts, with faith as seed and good deeds as rain, his anger turns to gratitude and he offers him a golden bowl. Today, thank in a concrete way someone whose work is discreet or invisible (a person who cares, listens, teaches), with a word or a small gift.