:tB2 SKETCH OF THE SIICHS- 



«* shall prevail in the world, whew thou lendest thine aid.-— Then wds I 

 «f sent into the woorM^ thus I receiv^iVi mortal biirthi as the supreme spoke 



^: toe jneiqs5r'do,i speak; sand^ to none dp L bear^nmity. Whoever shall 

 «* ^aMme PkRAME'sVARki he shall sink into the pit of hell : know, that I 

 •^ am only the servant, of the supreme, and concerning this entertain no 

 " doufcrt, ; As ; God spoke, I announce unto the world, and remain not 



^^::silent»in]the3votid?©f memn';;y'"-=| silf fnnlqjo isiUm ^ 



'** As Gob spoke/ so do I declares, and I regard no person 'is wordf; 

 *' I wear my dress in nobody's fashion. But fdllow that appointed by the 

 ^j?ii|)r^me.< ;I;^erfJorm no worship to ^tgn^f^ fnpr ipitatf^t^ cerempnies 

 ^* of anyone. 1 pronounce the infinite rame, and l^y^i^^^^i^^d to th® 

 ^* supreme being, i wear no bristling locks on my head, nor adorn my* 

 *' self with ear-rings. I receive i o person 'i- v^ords in my earSj but as the 

 ^ EonD s;pe^ks, I '^6t. I meditate on the sole name^ and attain my objedl, 

 ** To no other do I perform the J^/, in no other do I confide, I meditate 

 *' on the infinite name, and attain the supreme light. On no other do I 

 ^* meditate J the name of no other do I pionounce. 



" For this sole reason, to establish virtue, was I sent into the world hf 

 '^^ Guru" DeVa. « Every where' said he, < establish virtue, and extern 

 " minate the wicked and vicious." For this purpose have I received mor-^ 

 **tal birth, and this let all the virtuous understand. To establish virtue^ 

 '* to exalt piety and to extirpate the vicious utterly. Every former Amtdr 



established his own Jdpj but no ©ne punished the irreligiouSj, no one 

 ** established both the' principles and praaice of virtues (Dherm Cam.} 

 '*" Every holy man ( Ghdus,) ^nd prophet (Amhia,) attempted only tq 

 " establish his own reputation in the world ; but no one comprehended the 

 ^supreme jjeingj o]f understood the true principles or pradlice of virtue. 



