諸經要抄 1.78

1.78

The Vajrasamādhi-sūtra, Chapter One, Introductory Chapter: At that time, the World-Honored One, surrounded by the great assembly, expounded the Great Vehicle sūtra called 'Beneficial Practice of the Original Awakening of the One-Flavored Limit of Reality'. If one hears this sūtra, or even upholds a single four-line gāthā, this person enters the stage of the Buddha's wisdom and can teach and transform sentient beings through expedient means, acting as a great spiritual friend (kalyāṇamitra) for all sentient beings. After the Buddha had spoken this sūtra, he sat cross-legged and immediately entered the vajrasamādhi, unmoving in body and mind. At that time, in the assembly, there was a monk named Agada who rose from his seat, joined his palms, knelt down, and wishing to proclaim the meaning, spoke verses saying: