法苑珠林 21.37

21.37

若此佛剎諸眾生　令住信心及持戒
如彼最上大福聚　不及道心十六分
若此佛剎諸眾生　令住信心於法行
如彼最上大福聚　不及道心十六分
若諸佛剎比河沙　皆悉造寺求福故
復造諸塔如須彌　不及道心十六分
若有佛剎如河沙　皆悉遍施諸七寶
如彼最上大福聚　不及道心十六分
如鐵圍山高廣大　造塔無量為諸佛
如是求福眾生等　不及道心十六分
若諸眾生具滿劫　若頭若膊常擔戴
如彼最勝福德聚　不及道心十六分
如是人等得勝法　若求菩提利眾生
彼等眾生最勝者　此無比類況有上
是故得聞此諸法　智者常生樂法心
當得無邊大福聚　速得證於無上道

'If all the sentient beings of this Buddha-field
were established in faithful mind and observance of the precepts,
the supreme, great accumulation of their merit
would not equal a sixteenth part of the mind set on the Way.
If all the sentient beings of this Buddha-field
were established in faithful mind regarding the practice of the Dharma,
the supreme, great accumulation of their merit
would not equal a sixteenth part of the mind set on the Way.
If as many Buddha-fields as the sands of the Ganges
were all filled with monasteries built for the sake of seeking merit,
and stūpas like Mount Sumeru were further erected,
they would not equal a sixteenth part of the mind set on the Way.
If throughout Buddha-fields as many as the sands of the Ganges
one were to make gifts of the seven treasures everywhere,
the supreme, great accumulation of such merit
would not equal a sixteenth part of the mind set on the Way.
If, as high, vast, and great as the Iron Ring Mountains,
countless stūpas were built for all the Buddhas,
such beings seeking merit
would not equal a sixteenth part of the mind set on the Way.
If sentient beings for a full kalpa
were constantly to carry them on their heads and shoulders,
the supreme accumulation of such merits
would not equal a sixteenth part of the mind set on the Way.
Such persons attain the supreme Dharma;
if they seek bodhi to benefit sentient beings,
those sentient beings are the most supreme;
this is without equal, how much less could there be anything higher!
Therefore, having heard these teachings,
the wise always give rise to a mind delighting in the Dharma;
they will attain a boundless, great accumulation of merit,
and quickly realize the Unsurpassable Way.'