諸經要集 2.48

2.48

如勝天王經云。若有法師流通此經處。此地即是如來所行。於彼法師當生善知識心。尊重之心。猶如佛心。見是法師。恭敬歡喜尊重讚歎。又云我若住世。一劫若減一劫。說是流通。此經法師功德。不能究盡。若此法師所行之處。善男子善女人。宜應刺血灑地令塵不起。如是供養未足為多也。如來法難受持故。

As the Shengtianwang jing says: If there is a place where a Dharma master propagates this scripture, that ground is a place where the Tathāgata has walked. Toward that Dharma master, one should give rise to the thought of a good spiritual friend, a thought of veneration, just as one thinks of the Buddha. Seeing this Dharma master, one should reverently, joyfully, respectfully praise him. It also says: If I were to remain in the world for an entire kalpa or slightly less than a kalpa to speak of the merits of a Dharma master who propagates this scripture, I could not exhaust them. If at the place where this Dharma master walks, good men and good women were to draw blood to sprinkle the ground so that dust would not rise, such an offering would still not be considered excessive, because the Tathāgata's Dharma is difficult to receive and uphold.