手执杨枝,
当愿众生,
皆得妙法,
究竟清净。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品: 第40偈)
[With] hand holding willow branch,*
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings
all attain the wonderful Dharma,
for ultimate purification.’**
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 40)
* for brushing teeth
** by realising Buddhahood