大毘盧遮那成佛經疏 20.33

20.33

時金剛手等具大德者（即是上來會眾也），時彼聽眾聞說是者，於諸本尊所說之教，我頂戴受持得已。謂已如受王教奉行流布，當作供養。時眾重起禮佛，為法久住故，請佛加持也。問佛所說頂受奉持，為一切智作禮，而請如來加護。所以者何？佛已付囑如是祕藏，以荷重任行如來事，其職不輕。然此妙法，如來在世猶多怨疾，何況末代惡世之中。然我等已發誠願，要令如是之經廣行流布也。是故請佛以自在神力加護我等，令所願得成也。法眼道久住世遍一切者，即是弘經之願。以佛加持，願令此法眼久行於世也。此是開佛知見之大慧道，一切諸佛所行之路，故云法眼道也。當令此道久住於世窮眾生際，又橫遍世界無不流通也。即是上行等云，隨佛有迹之處，我皆誓傳此法。此本問弘經之意也。

At that time, Vajrapāṇi and the others endowed with great virtue (that is, the assembled multitude mentioned earlier)—when that audience heard this spoken, they [thought]: 'Regarding the teaching spoken by all the deities, having received and upheld it upon our crowns, we have obtained it.' That is, like receiving the king's command to carry it out and propagate it, they should make offerings. At that time the assembly arose again and paid homage to the Buddha, and for the sake of the long abiding of the Dharma, they requested the Buddha's adhiṣṭhāna. Asking about what the Buddha spoke, upholding it upon their crowns, they paid homage to the All-Knowing One (Sarvajña), and requested the Tathāgata's adhiṣṭhāna and protection. Why is this? The Buddha has already entrusted such a secret treasury; bearing a heavy responsibility to perform the Tathāgata's work, their duty is not light. Yet regarding this wondrous Dharma, even while the Tathāgata was in the world there was much resentment and jealousy, how much more so in the evil age of the final era! However, we have already made sincere vows, resolved to cause such a sūtra to be widely propagated. Therefore, we request the Buddha to protect us with sovereign supernatural power, so that our vows may be fulfilled. That the 'path of the Dharma-eye may long abide in the world and pervade everywhere' is the vow to propagate the sūtra. Through the Buddha's adhiṣṭhāna, they vow to make this Dharma-eye circulate in the world for a long time. This is the great path of wisdom that opens the Buddha's knowledge and vision, the road traversed by all Buddhas; hence it is called the 'path of the Dharma-eye'. May this path long abide in the world to the end of sentient beings, and horizontally pervade the world without failing to circulate. That is what Viśiṣṭacātra and others said: 'Wherever the Buddha has left traces, I vow to transmit this Dharma.' This is the intent of originally asking to propagate the sūtra.