Arrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph.

P:-. When they gathered together, the Buddha was completely silent and some speculated that perhaps the Buddha was tired or ill.
Q:-. It is said that Gautam Buddha gathered his disciples one day for a Dharma talk.
R:- One of the Buddha’s disciples, Mahakasyapa, silently gazed at the flower and broke into a broad smile.
S:-. The origin of Zen Buddhism is ascribed to the Flower Sermon, the earliest source which comes from the 14th century.
T:- The Buddha silently held up & twirled a flower and twinkled his eyes. Several of his disciples tried to interpret what this meant, though none of them was correct.

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