The Lotus Sūtra 5.12

5.12

「菩薩常樂，安隱說法，於清淨地，
而施床座。以油塗身，澡浴塵穢，
著新淨衣，內外俱淨，安處法座，
隨問為說。若有比丘，及比丘尼，
諸優婆塞，及優婆夷，國王王子、
群臣士民，以微妙義，和顏為說。
若有難問，隨義而答，因緣譬喻，
敷演分別。以是方便，皆使發心，
漸漸增益，入於佛道。除嬾惰意，
及懈怠想，離諸憂惱，慈心說法。
晝夜常說，無上道教，以諸因緣、
無量譬喻，開示眾生，咸令歡喜。
衣服臥具，飲食醫藥，而於其中，
無所悕望。但一心念，說法因緣，
願成佛道，令眾亦爾。是則大利，
安樂供養。我滅度後，若有比丘，
能演說斯，妙法華經。心無嫉恚，
諸惱障礙，亦無憂愁，及罵詈者，
又無怖畏　加刀杖等，亦無擯出，
安住忍故。智者如是，善修其心，
能住安樂，如我上說。其人功德，
千萬億劫，算數譬喻，說不能盡。

"The Bodhisattva always delights in preaching the Dharma at ease;
he sets up a seat in a clean and pure place.
Anointing his body with oil, washing away dirt and defilement,
he puts on new, clean clothes, pure both inside and out,
and resting serenely on the Dharma seat, expounds according to questions.
If there are bhikṣus and bhikṣuṇīs,
upāsakas and upāsikās,
kings, princes, ministers, and citizens,
with a serene countenance he expounds the subtle and wonderful meaning for them.
If there are difficult questions, he answers in accordance with the meaning,
elaborating and distinguishing with causes, conditions, and parables.
Through these upāyas, he causes them all to generate the aspiration,
gradually increasing it until they enter the Buddha-path.
Eliminating thoughts of laziness and conceptions of negligence,
he frees himself from grief and distress, preaching the Dharma with a compassionate heart.
Day and night he constantly preaches the teaching of the unexcelled path,
using various causes and conditions and boundless parables
to instruct living beings and cause them all to rejoice.
In terms of clothing, bedding, food, drink, and medicines,
he harbors no desires toward them.
He simply concentrates single-mindedly on the causes and conditions for preaching the Dharma,
wishing to accomplish the Buddha-path and lead the multitude to do the same.
This is the great benefit, the easeful offering.
After my parinirvāṇa, if there is a bhikṣu
who can expound this Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra,
his mind will be free of jealousy and anger,
all afflictions and hindrances, and also free from sorrow and reviling;
he will also have no fear of being attacked with swords or staves,
nor will he be expelled, because he abides in forbearance.
The wise person who skillfully cultivates his mind like this
can abide at ease, as I have spoken above.
That person's merit, throughout thousands of tens of millions of kalpas,
cannot be exhausted even by calculation and parables.