若见众会,
当愿众生,
说甚深法,
一切和合。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品: 第59偈)
If seeing masses* assembling,
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings,
speak the extremely profound Dharma,
[and with] all be harmonious.’**
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 59)
* or assembly of monastics (and laypersons)
** as guided by this assembly