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佛說佛名經 21.22

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21.22

"Śāriputra! If a kulaputra or kuladuhitṛ wishes to fulfill the practices of the six pāramitās, wishes to dedicate them toward unsurpassed bodhi, and wishes to fulfill all the pāramitās of all bodhisattvas, they should speak thus: 'I train in emulation of all bodhisattva-mahāsattvas of the past, future, and present: practicing great renunciation, tearing open the chest and taking out the heart to bestow upon sentient beings, like Bodhisattva Wisdom Victory and King of Kāśi; giving away wives, children, and possessions to the poor and destitute, like Bodhisattva Irreversible, King Arkirṇa, Sudāna, and King Alaṃkāra; entering the hells to save suffering sentient beings, like Bodhisattva Great Compassion and Devaputra Good Eye; rescuing sentient beings who commit evil deeds, like Bodhisattva Good Conduct and King Victorious Conduct; giving away the precious heavenly crown upon the crown of the head along with flaying the scalp, like Bodhisattva Victorious Body and Devaputra Ratnacūḍa; giving eyes in charity, like Bodhisattva Loving Action and King Candraprabha; giving ears and nose in charity, like Bodhisattva Free from Enmity and Devaputra Victorious Departure; giving teeth in charity, like Bodhisattva Flower Tooth and the Six-Tusked Elephant King; giving the tongue, like Bodhisattva Irreversible and King Good Face; giving the hands, like Bodhisattva Constant Vigor and King Firm Mind; giving blood, like Bodhisattva Dharma Action and Devaputra Moon Thought; giving flesh and marrow, like Bodhisattva Peace and King All-Giver; giving the large and small intestines, liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys, like Bodhisattva Good Virtue and King Self-Freed from All Evils; giving all large and small limbs and joints of the body, like Bodhisattva Dharma Sovereign and Devaputra Light Victory; giving the skin, like Bodhisattva Pure Womb, Devaputra Golden Color, and the Golden Deer King; giving fingers and toes, like Bodhisattva Firm Vigor and King Golden Color; giving fingernails and toenails, like Bodhisattva Inexhaustible and Devaputra Seeking Good Dharma; entering a great fire pit for the sake of seeking the Dharma, like Bodhisattva Vigor and the energetic King Seeking Sand Wonder; selling the body, cutting open the body, breaking bones, and extracting marrow for the sake of seeking the Dharma, like Bodhisattva Sadāprarudita and King Golden Firmness; enduring all afflictions, like Bodhisattva Seeking Wonderful Dharma and the Great King Swift Practice; giving away the great earth of the four continents and all adornments, like Bodhisattva Mahāsthāmaprāpta and Devaputra Victorious Merit; giving the body, like Bodhisattva Mahāsattva and King Mahābala; and offering their own body to all poor, distressed, and suffering sentient beings to serve as a servant and attendant, like King Śibi and others.'

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