釋迦譜 1.114

1.114

祐仰惟。大覺之緣感也。至矣極矣。夫聞名致敬則勝業肇於須臾。憑心相化。則妙果成於曠劫。故五十三聖聲曖微塵之前。三千至真光鑠恒沙之後。雖合掌之因似賒。而樹王之報漸及。禮拜稱讚。豈虛棄哉。

Sengyou respectfully reflects: The responsive resonance of the Great Awakened One is consummate and ultimate! Indeed, hearing the names and rendering homage inaugurates superior karma in a mere instant; relying on the mind to transform one another brings the wonderful fruit to fruition across vast kalpas. Thus the voices of the fifty-three noble ones resonated dimly before the dust motes, and the light of the three thousand supremely authentic ones glistens after the sands of the Ganges. Though the cause of joining one's palms may seem distant, the retribution under the king of trees gradually arrives. How could bowing in reverence and praising [them] ever be in vain?