འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཡང་དག་པར་སྡད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 6.8

6.8

Blessed One, bodhisattva great beings who are equipped with such wisdom are said to have discovered a great treasury of the Dharma. They are said to not want for anything. They are said to be steadfast in the eyes of the thus-gone ones. They are said to bear the treasure of all the thus-gone ones. They are said to have completed their work, accomplished their tasks, and fulfilled their aims. They are said to be as vast as the ocean and as unwavering as Mount Sumeru.

“Blessed One, I wonder if this is a discourse on the Dharma? Blessed One, do you consider my discourse on the Dharma to be in accord with those already given?”

The Blessed One replied, “Upāli, your Dharma discourse is in accord. A bodhisattva great being can attain perfect awakening by relying on this Dharma discourse.”

The venerable Ānanda next addressed the Blessed One: “Blessed One, upholding the sublime Dharma is the main duty of bodhisattvas. A bodhisattva who strives to uphold the sublime Dharma is a bodhisattva who pleases the buddhas. Why? For the buddhas, the Dharma is paramount. Blessed One, what does it mean to uphold the sublime Dharma? Bodhisattvas uphold the sublime Dharma by giving instructions on, chanting, and reflecting on the words and meaning of the profound sūtras spoken by the thus-gone ones. Blessed One, bodhisattvas also uphold the sublime Dharma by upholding its practice. What do bodhisattvas practice? Blessed One, bodhisattvas engage in any action of body, speech, and mind while being attentive to all beings.