Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 10.5.6

10.5.6

世尊告曰：「善哉！善哉！長者！汝乃以菩薩心，專精一意而廣惠施。然此眾生由食得濟，無食便喪。長者！汝當獲大果，得大名稱，有大果報，聲徹十方，得甘露法味。所以然者，菩薩之處恒以平等心而以惠施，專精一意，念眾生類由食而存，有食便濟，無食便喪。是謂，長者！菩薩心所安處而廣惠施。」

The Bhagavān told him, “Good, wealthy man! Good! You focus on this one thought of giving widely with a bodhisattva’s heart. Indeed, these sentient beings depend on food for their survival. Without food, they die.

“Wealthy man, you’ll win a great reward and get a great reputation for that great reward. Your name will travel in all directions, and you’ll gain the Dharma flavor of the sweet dew. Why is that? The bodhisattva’s abode is to give with an equitable heart. He focuses on this one thought, being mindful of the varieties of sentient beings that depend on food to live. With food, they survive. Without food, they die. This, wealthy man, is called a bodhisattva whose heart abides securely and gives broadly.”