Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 213
80. ‘The fount of an ambrosia which quenches the scorching of the
flame of all pain, and the powerful luminary which dries up the great
ocean of all pain,
81. ‘He who brings all virtue and all true wealth, the possessor of
perfect excellence and all good qualities, the guide on the road of
wisdom, he who shows the way to Nirvāṇa,
82. ‘The Tathāgata, without stain, without attachment, without
uncertainty. This is the compendious declaration in the turning of the
wheel of the Law.
83. ‘A concise manifestation of a Tathāgata’s qualities is now declared
by me; for a Buddha’s knowledge is endless, unlimited like the ether;
84. ‘A narrator might spend a Kalpa, but the virtues of the Buddha
would not come to an end, thus by me has the multitude of the virtues
of the Buddha been described.
85. ‘Having heard this and welcomed it with joy go on ever in
happiness; this, Sirs, is the Mahāyāna, the instrument of the Law of
the perfect Buddha, which is the establisher of the welfare of all
beings, set forth by all the Buddhas.
86. ‘In order that this methodical arrangement of the Law may be
always spread abroad, do you yourselves always proclaim it and hand
it on.