受具足戒,
当愿众生,
具诸方便,
得最胜法。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品11: 第26偈)
[When] receiving [the] complete precepts,*
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings
[be] complete [with] all expedient means,**
[to] attain [the] most excellent Dharma [teachings].***
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 26)
* as a Bodhisattva monk or nun
** or skilful means
*** for guiding one and all to Buddhahood