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Kummāputtachariam gods and began to deliver his religious sermon as follows :(189)
“Religion is constituted of four parts charity, penance, conduct and thought; but, among them, thought is the most important, being in fact, the most efficient medicine for inauspicious deeds. (190)
Just as the bestowal of safety of life is the best of all gifts, or, the Omniscience is the best of all the five knowledges, or, pure meditation is the best of all meditations, in the same way (pure) thought is the best of all religious things. (191)
Also, just as enticing potency (Mohanīya Karma) is the most difficult to eliminate, or, the tongue the most difficult among all senses to control, or, the vow of celibacy the most difficult among all vows to practise, in the same way it is most difficult to possess pure thought among all religious achievements. (192)
Beings, entitled to Emancipation, obtain Pure Intuition by the lovely pure thought even though they be staying in their houses; we can quote ourselves as the best example to illustrate this fact.” (193)
Having heard this sermon, the parents too, who came to know the truth, observed the rigid life of monks and having their souls well exalted they obtained an extremely auspicious position. (194)
Many other persons, entitled to spiritual elevation, heard those words of the omniscient, and, some of them adopted an
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