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Therefore he remained and continued to listen. Kala listened to the Dhamma with a firm resolution to learn; but the Teacher, as before, caused him to misunderstand the true meaning. 'I will master the following verse,' said Kala. So he remained and listened and was established in the fruit of stream-entry. On the following day he accompanied the Order of Monks presided over by the Buddha to Savatthi. When the great treasurer saw him, he said to himself, 'Today the demeanor of my son pleases me.' And straightaway the following thought occurred to the son, 'I hope my father will not give me the money today in the presence of the Teacher. I hope he will conceal the fact that it was for the sake of money that I took upon myself the precepts of the Uposatha day.' But the Teacher knew all the same that it was for the sake of money that Kala took upon himself the Uposatha precepts on the preceding day. The great treasurer presented rice-porridge to the Order of Monks presided over by the Buddha and then presented the same to his son. Kala sat down in silence, drank the porridge, ate the hard food, and then ate the boiled rice. When the Teacher had finished his meal, the great treasurer placed the purse containing a thousand pieces of money before his son and said, 44 *Millionaire Heirs*