འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཡང་དག་པར་སྡད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 5.9

5.9

Bodhisattvas should be like a doctor in order to cure all the illnesses of the afflictive emotions all beings have. Bodhisattvas should be like a surgeon¹⁴⁵ in order to remove the splinter of doubt about the Dharma all beings have. Bodhisattvas should be like a ship captain in order to be skilled in steering toward omniscient wisdom. Bodhisattvas should be like a boat in order to be skilled in freeing beings from the ocean of saṃsāra. Bodhisattvas should be like a bridge in order to support all beings. Bodhisattvas should be like a highway in order to be equally accessible to all beings. Bodhisattvas should be like an island of gems in order to be a perfect abundance of all the precious factors of awakening. Bodhisattvas should be like a precious wish-fulfilling jewel in order to fulfill all wishes like a precious wish-fulfilling jewel. Bodhisattvas should be like a thoroughbred in order to perform masterful actions. Bodhisattvas should be like an ocean so that their insight is deep and difficult to fathom. Bodhisattvas should be like the highest mountain so that their attention never strays from awakening to buddhahood. Bodhisattvas should be like a wish-fulfilling tree to remain ever beautiful. Bodhisattvas should be like gold from the Jambu River insofar as they are rare to find.

“Bodhisattvas should be like Indra in order to gain mastery over phenomena.¹⁴⁶ Bodhisattvas should be like Brahmā insofar as they have perfected the path of peaceful conduct. Bodhisattvas should be like the world guardians in order to protect the sublime Dharma. Bodhisattvas should be like a universal monarch in order to follow the path of the ten virtuous actions. Bodhisattvas should be like a prime minister insofar as they keep the secrets of the blessed buddhas.