Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 216
103. ‘And a treasure of the highest wisdom, and the most excellent
treasure of the Law, and a treasure of knowledge, the means to attain
the excellences of the good Law, –
104. ‘These eight treasures shall that highminded man attain who
joyfully writes this down and sets it in a sure place and always
worships it.
105. ‘And he who, himself holding this method of the Law in his
mind, sets it going around him, shall obtain a complete supply for
liberality for the good of the world,
106. ‘Next, a complete supply of virtuous dispositions, a most excellent
supply of sacred knowledge, a supply of perfect calmness, and that
which is called spiritual insight,
107. A supply of the merit caused by the good Law, a most excellent
supply of knowledge, a supply of boundless compassion, which is the
means to attain the virtues of the perfect Buddha.
108. ‘He, full of joy, shall obtain these eight supplies who himself
holds this method of the Law in his mind and sets it going abroad.
109. ‘And he who shall declare this method of the Law to others, shall
have himself purified by great merit and shall be prosperous and
possessed of supernatural powers.