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and develop the yearning for enlightenment.

“ ‘Become one who ends the misery of craving for beings and be a friend to beings.
In order to liberate beings from the bondage of the kleśas, be dedicated to the aspiration to enlightenment,
And bestow the most excellent path free from ignorance to those who do not have the eye of Dharma.
Refresh with the elixir of the Dharma those who are burning in the dungeons of saṃsāra’s existences.

“ ‘O one who brings benefit, go quickly and bow down at the feet of the sage.
Become a buddha through being a steadfast guide who is auspicious and aspires to fulfill all hopes.
Become one who brings relief to beings, saving them from the sea of existence.
Become one who leads others on the path to liberation, bestowing them with the powers, strengths, and factors of enlightenment.
Send down the rain of Dharma from the clouds of Dharma to pacify the sufferings of beings.’

“Then, noble son, the brahmin youth Mahābalavegadhārin said, ‘Upādhyāya, I do not seek the splendor of joy in saṃsāra. I do not seek the Śrāvakayāna or the Pratyekabuddhayāna. I seek the highest yāna. Dear upādhyāya, wait a short while to listen to my lion’s roar.’

“Then, noble son, the brahmin Samudrareṇu left him and summoned his five young brahmin attendants and said to them, ‘O boys, develop the aspiration for the highest, most complete enlightenment!’

“They said, ‘We do not have anything to offer to the Buddha and the saṅgha of bhikṣus, so how can we who have not planted good roots develop the aspiration for enlightenment?’

“Then, noble son, the chief royal priest, the brahmin Samudrareṇu, gave adornments with the colors of the seven jewels to the first attendant named Karabhuja.