若说法时,
当愿众生,
得无尽辩,
广宣法要。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品: 第123偈)
If speaking the Dharma,*
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings,
attain inexhaustible eloquence,
to widely proclaim the Dharma’s essentials.’
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 123)
* Buddhas’ teachings