And the Buddha heard the sound of the mortar. When Buddhas know what is going on, sometimes they ask and sometimes not. They know the right time to ask and when not to ask. Buddhas ask when it is beneficial, otherwise not, for Buddhas are incapable of doing what is unbeneficial. Buddhas question the monks for two reasons: to give a teaching or to lay down a training rule. And so he said to Ānanda, “Ānanda, what’s this sound of a mortar?” Ānanda told him what was happening. “Well done, Ānanda. You’re all superior people who have conquered the problems of famine. Later generations will despise even meat and rice.”