大方便佛報恩經 7.37

7.37

At that time, eighteen thousand great bodhisattva-mahāsattvas in the assembly immediately arose from their seats, arranged their robes, bared their right shoulders, placed their right knees on the ground, joined their palms, knelt upright, and said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat! We can receive, uphold, and protect anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi in the later evil age; we can protect the saddharma and teach and transform sentient beings."