法苑珠林 34.109

34.109

又華嚴經云。諸佛子。菩薩住歡喜地以十願為首。生如是等百萬阿僧祇大願。以不可盡法而生是願。為滿是願勤行精進。何等為十。一眾生不可盡。二世界不可盡。三虛空不可盡。四法界不可盡。五涅槃不可盡。六佛出世不可盡。七諸佛智慧不可盡。八心所緣不可盡。九起智不可盡。十世間轉法輪智轉不可盡。若眾生盡我願乃盡。乃至起智轉盡我願乃盡。而眾生乃至起智諸轉實不可盡。我諸願善根亦不可盡。

Furthermore, the Avataṃsaka-sūtra says: 'O sons of the Buddha! When a bodhisattva abides on the Ground of Joy, taking the ten vows as foremost, he generates such millions of asaṃkhyeyas of great vows. He gives rise to these vows with inexhaustible dharmas, and diligently exerts vigorous effort to fulfill these vows. What are the ten? First, that sentient beings are inexhaustible. Second, that worlds are inexhaustible. Third, that empty space is inexhaustible. Fourth, that the realm of phenomena (dharmadhātu) is inexhaustible. Fifth, that nirvāṇa is inexhaustible. Sixth, that the appearance of Buddhas in the world is inexhaustible. Seventh, that the wisdom of the Buddhas is inexhaustible. Eighth, that mind's cognitive objects are inexhaustible. Ninth, that the arising of wisdom is inexhaustible. Tenth, that the turning of wisdom through the turning of the wheel of Dharma in the world is inexhaustible. Only if sentient beings were exhausted would my vows be exhausted... up to, only if the arising of the turnings of wisdom were exhausted would my vows be exhausted. Yet because sentient beings up to the turnings of arising wisdom are truly inexhaustible, my vows and good roots are likewise inexhaustible.'