假使一月，常以衣食，
供养恭敬，一切众生，
不如有人，一念念佛，
所得功德，十六分一。
– 释迦牟尼佛
《大般涅槃经》
If for one month, constantly with clothing and food, offering reverently, to all sentient beings, this is not equal to having a person, with one thought mindful of Buddha, with those attained meritorious virtues, being sixteen parts’ one [i.e. one-sixteenth: 1/16].
– Śākyamuni Buddha
(Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra)
