འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཡང་དག་པར་སྡད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 5.11

5.11

Bodhisattvas should be like a city in order to amass the ‘goods’ of omniscient wisdom. Bodhisattvas should wish to be beneficial in order to feel love for all beings as for an only child. Bodhisattvas should be like a servant to help all beings attain whatever they set out to do.¹⁴⁸

“Furthermore, child of good family, bodhisattvas are principled¹⁴⁹ with the unruly, humble with the arrogant, and resolute with the irresolute. They are transparent with the impenetrable, compassionate with the misguided, modest with the immodest, and perfectly composed with the garrulous. They are not timid before opponents, do not doubt their companions, and remain untainted by any worldly phenomena. They are unswayed by all māras and are undefeated by their opponents. They have reverence for their masters, respect for noble beings, and venerate those who are deeply learned. They are in awe of meditators, think highly of the wise, believe Dharma reciters to be buddhas themselves, take refuge in bodhisattvas, and devote their every thought to the buddhas. They recognize the importance of persistence and are unafraid of the afflictive emotions. They have no regard for nirvāṇa because they privilege great compassion,