法苑珠林 89.49

89.49

Furthermore, the Fanwang jing states: 'At that time, the wise person, facing the Buddhas of the ten directions, recites and performs the karmavācanā for the precept-receiver. The Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions, beholding this person from afar, conceive thoughts of a son or a younger brother toward them, and all incline their minds with pity, protection, and mindfulness. Because the Buddhas and bodhisattvas protect and are mindful of them from afar, they cause the merit of the person receiving the precepts to increase and not lose good dharmas, causing the precept-receiver's entire body of pores from head to foot to be like cool wind entering the body, with the whole body trembling in awe. One should know that the recipient is endowed with the characteristics of the precepts in the unseen realm. At that time, the Buddhas of the ten directions, with the Dharma-eye, should see that this practitioner has a true and sincere mind. Śākyamuni Buddha among the assembly of sages should proclaim these words, addressing the great assembly: "In that world, in such-and-such a land, such-and-such a bodhisattva requests the bodhisattva precepts from such-and-such a wise person. This person has no master; out of pity, I shall act as their master."'