諸經要集 8.60

8.60

Furthermore, the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra states: At that time, the Bodhisattva Āraṇyaka manifested as a ghost; the Bodhisattva Saṃjñin manifested as a deer; the Bodhisattva Matipradīpa manifested as a monkey; the Bodhisattva Vītarāga manifested as a ram; and the Bodhisattva Kṣīṇāsrava manifested as a king of geese. In this manner, five hundred bodhisattvas each manifested various bodies. Their bodies all emitted great fragrance and light, and each bodhisattva held a lamp to make offerings to the Buddhas of the ten directions. Since the time of the Seven Buddhas, they have served as the retinue of such Buddhas, receiving and upholding the five precepts and giving rise to the bodhicitta. In order to tame all sentient beings and cause them to give rise to bodhi, they took upon themselves these bodies.