法苑珠林 65.44

65.44

又大集經云。爾時曠野菩薩現為鬼身。散脂菩薩現為鹿身。慧炬菩薩現獼猴身。離愛菩薩現羖羊身。盡漏菩薩現鵝王身。如是五百諸菩薩等。各各現受種種諸身。其身悉出大香光明。一一菩薩手執燈明。為供養十方諸佛。從七佛已來與如是佛同為眷屬。受持五戒發菩提心。為欲調伏一切眾生令發菩提故受此身。

Furthermore, the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra says: At that time, Bodhisattva Āṭavika manifested as the body of a ghost; Bodhisattva Saṃjñin manifested as the body of a deer; Bodhisattva Jñānolkā manifested as the body of a monkey; Bodhisattva Vigatarāga manifested as the body of a black he-goat; Bodhisattva Kṣīṇāsrava manifested as the body of a king of geese. In this way, five hundred bodhisattvas each manifested and assumed various bodies. From their bodies emanated great fragrance and radiance. Each bodhisattva held a lamp in hand in order to make offerings to the Buddhas of the ten directions. From the time of the seven Buddhas onward, they had been kin to these Buddhas, upholding the five precepts and generating the bodhicitta. For the sake of taming all sentient beings and causing them to generate bodhi, they took on these bodies.