四分律行事鈔資持記 3.659

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次科。《智論、持世》，並述如來遺身之意；欲彰恭敬，獲報甚深。麻米芥子，並比舍利。《持世經》有四卷，第一云：我今雖得阿耨菩提，猶精進不息；至涅槃時，猶發精進；碎身骨如芥子。何以故？憐愍未來眾生故，又應以舍利度者，心得清淨故。

The next section. The *Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra* and *Lokadhāra-sūtra* both relate the Tathāgata's intention in bequeathing his bodily remains: wishing to demonstrate that reverence receives an exceedingly profound recompense. Hemp, rice, and mustard seeds all serve as comparisons for the relics. The *Lokadhāra-sūtra* (*Chishi jing*) has four fascicles, the first saying: 'Although I have now attained anuttarabodhi, I still make unceasing vigor; even when arriving at nirvāṇa, I still arouse vigor, breaking my bodily bones into pieces like mustard seeds. Why? Out of compassion for future sentient beings, and so that those who ought to be delivered through relics may attain purity of mind.'