諸經要集 2.50

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又華嚴經云。若聞一句。未曾聞法。勝得三千大千世界珍寶。是菩薩得聞一偈正法。生無上財想。勝得轉輪聖王位。又法華經云。若善男子善女人。受持是法華經。若讀若誦。若解說若書寫。是人當得八百眼功德。千二百耳功德。八百鼻功德。千二百舌功德。八百身功德。千二百意功德。

Furthermore, the Avataṃsaka-sūtra says: 'If one hears a single phrase of the Dharma never before heard, it surpasses obtaining the precious gems of a trichiliocosm. When this bodhisattva comes to hear a single verse of the true Dharma, he conceives the thought of it as unsurpassed wealth, surpassing the attainment of the rank of a wheel-turning sage king.' Furthermore, the Lotus Sūtra says: 'If good sons and good daughters uphold and embrace this Lotus Sūtra, whether reading it, reciting it, explaining it, or copying it, these persons will attain eight hundred merits of the eye, one thousand two hundred merits of the ear, eight hundred merits of the nose, one thousand two hundred merits of the tongue, eight hundred merits of the body, and one thousand two hundred merits of the mind.'