སྲོག་ཆགས་ཀུན་ལ་སྨན་སླད་དུ། །དཔའ་བོ་དེ་དག་ཇི་ལྟར་སྤྱོད། །
The venerable Śāriputra then asked the Lord, “Lord, what qualities do the bodhisatvas, the great beings, possess that lead them to act irreproachably in body, to act irreproachably in speech, to act irreproachably in thought; that make them immaculate in body, immaculate in speech, immaculate in thought; that make them unshakeable in body, unshakeable in speech, unshakeable in thought? Neither Māra and his retinue nor the gods are able to disturb them when they have made up their mind to reach omniscience. They progress with skill from stage to stage and are not soiled by worldly phenomena. They act as leaders, mentors, guides, torches, fords, bridges, boats, and ferrymen who carry living beings to the other shore. They are places of rest, shelters, refuges, and ultimate sanctuaries for all sentient beings. As they have made up their minds to reach omniscience, they will never be turned from their course.” The venerable Śāriputra then questioned the Lord by singing these verses: “With what purpose do these heroes Set out to reach awakening? Tell us of the virtuous qualities Through which they attain supreme realization.
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