Long long ago, there was a temple called Yuan Yin Temple. Every day many people came to burn incense and worship the Buddha, so the temple had very prosperous incense offerings. On the crossbeam in front of the Yuan Yin Temple, a spider had woven a web. Because it was daily exposed to theçtralation of incense offerings and sincere worship, the spider attained Buddha-nature. After more than a thousand years of cultivation, the spider's Buddha-nature increased considerably.
One day, the Buddha suddenly visited the Yuan Yin Temple.