Shikshasamuccaya 143

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tat kasya hetoḥ | bandha-cchedāya + eṣa dharmaḥ saṃvartate | jāti-jarā-vyādhi-maraṇa-śoka-parideva-duṣkha-daurmanasya-cchedāya + eṣa dharmaḥ saṃvartatae iti ratna-cittam utpādya bhaiṣajya-cittam utpādya | sarva-satvānāṃ glānya-vyupaśamāya + eṣa dharmaḥ saṃvartatae iti | eṣṭavyaś ca + asmābhiḥ sarva-satvānāṃ glānya-vyupaśamāya + evaṃ-rūpo dharma iti ||

For what reason? Having generated the thought that it is a jewel, having generated the thought that it is medicine, [he reflects:] 'This Dharma leads to severing bondage. This Dharma leads to severing birth, aging, illness, death, sorrow, lamentation, suffering, and despair. This Dharma leads to the pacification of the sickness of all sentient beings. And such a Dharma must be sought by us for the pacification of the sickness of all sentient beings.'