Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 45.7.37

45.7.37

「祠祀火為上，詩書頌為最，
人中王為尊，眾流海為原，
星中月為明，光明日為上。
上下及四方，一切有形類，
諸天及世間，佛為最第一，
欲求其福者，當供養三佛。」

"Of sacrificial offerings, fire is supreme; / of poetic verses, hymns are foremost; / of human beings, the king is the most honored; / of the many streams, the ocean is the source; / of the stars, the moon is the brightest; / of luminaries, the sun is supreme. / Above, below, and in the four directions, / among all beings endowed with form, / among all the devas and throughout the world, / the Buddha is the foremost and supreme. / Those who wish to seek merit / should make offerings to the Three Buddhas."