| yang rab ’byor rigs kyi bu’am | rigs kyi bu mo gang gis ’jig rten gyi khams gang g’a’i bye ma snyed dag rin po che sna bdun gyis rab tu gang bar byas te sbyin par byin pa bas | byang chub sems dpa’ gang zhig chos rnams bdag med cing skye ba med pa la bzod pa thob na de nyid gzhi de las bsod nams kyi phung po ches mang du bskyed do | | yang rab ’byor byang chub sems dpas bsod nams kyi phung po yongs su gzung bar mi bya’o |
| tshe dang ldan pa rab ’byor gyis gsol pa | bcom ldan ’das byang chub sems dpas bsod nams kyi phung po yongs su gzung bar mi bgyi lags sam |
bcom ldan ’das kyis bka’ stsal pa | rab ’byor yongs su gzung mod kyis log par mi gzung ste | des na yongs su gzung ba zhes bya’o |
subudi /a/ basa iǰaγur-tanu köbegüd ba iǰaγur-tanu ökid ked-be gangga mören-ü qumaki-yin toγatan /yirtinčü-yi/ doloγan ǰüil erdinis-iyer sayitur ügürgeǰü : öglige öggügsen-eče ken tere /bodisdv-nar ene nom-un ǰüil-i/ bi (45a)/ügei/ töröl ügei-dür /küličekü-yi/ olbasu ele : tere /kü/ büged tere siltaγan-ača asuru olan toγ-a tomsi ügei čaγlasi ügei buyan-u čoγčas-i törögülüyü :: basa subudi a bodisdv-nar buyan-u čoγča-yi sayitur eǰelen ülü bariγda-qu :
amin qabiy-a-tu subudi öčir-ün : ilaǰu tegüs nögčigsen a bodisdv-nar buyan-u čoγča-yi sayitur ülü kü barimuyu :
ilaǰu tegüs nögčigsen ǰarliγ bolur-un : subudi a sayitur barimui ǰ-a : alǰiyas ülü bariγdaqui buyu : tegüber sayitur eǰelen bariqui kemegdeyü ::
“If, however, some gentleman or lady were to fill as many world-systems as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River with the seven treasures and give them as a gift to the Realized, Worthy and Perfectly Awakened Ones, Subhūti, and if some bodhisattva were to attain acceptance with regard to the fact that dharmas are devoid of self, [and devoid of arising,]1
the latter would generate from that a lot more merit. However, Subhūti, the quantity of merit should not be acquired by the bodhisattva.”
He said, “Lord, should the quantity of merit be acquired?”
The Lord said, “It should be acquired, Subhūti, but should not be taken up. That is why one says ‘It should be acquired.’