以持戒顺教供佛
With Upholding Precepts Following Teachings And Offering Buddhas
譬如灵瑞优昙华，
亦如随意妙宝珠，
若信恭敬一切佛，
则持净戒顺正教。
For example, like [the] Uḍumbara flower, likewise like [a] wish-according wonderful treasure gem, if believing [in and] revering all Buddhas, then upholding [the] pure precepts [and] following [the] right teachings.
若持净戒顺正教，
诸佛贤圣所赞叹，
戒是无上菩提本，
应当具足持净戒。
If upholding [the] pure precepts [and] following [the] right teachings, [by] all Buddhas [and] noble [ones] those highly praised, [as] precepts are unsurpassable Bodhi’s roots, [all] should completely uphold [the] pure precepts.
若能具足持净戒，
一切如来所赞叹，
若信恭敬一切佛，
则能奇特供最胜。
If able [to] completely uphold [the] pure precepts, all [are by the] Thus Come [Ones] those highly praised, if believing [in and] revering all Buddhas, then able [to make the] outstanding offering most superb.
文殊师利菩萨
《华严经》贤首菩萨品第八
Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva
(Flower Adornment Sūtra: Chapter Eight [On] Virtues Foremost Bodhisattva)
[Note: The Uḍumbara flower represents rarity and thus preciousness.]
Namo Amituofo : Translation by Shen Shi’an
