法苑珠林 60.45

60.45

The Sūtra of the Tathāgata Foremost Lamp King of the East says: "Passing beyond a hundred thousand kotis of buddha-lands to the east of here, there is a buddha-land named Boundless Flower World. In that world there is a buddha named the Tathāgata Foremost Lamp King, who presently abides at ease preaching the Dharma. He dispatched two bodhisattvas to come to this Sahā World: the first was named Bodhisattva Mahāprabhā (Great Light), and the second was named Bodhisattva Amṛtaprabhā (Nectar Light). The Buddha said: 'You two bodhisattvas go toward the Sahā World. There is a buddha there named Śākyamuni. Take these dhāraṇī phrases and speak them for the sake of all sentient beings, for the sake of peace and happiness, for the sake of merit, for the sake of increase, for the sake of renown, for the sake of generating strength, for the sake of acting according to their wishes, for the sake of the joy they experience, for the sake of non-disturbance, for the sake of not killing sentient beings, and for the sake of protecting them.' And he spoke the mantra, saying:"