Limitless Merit

The Sutra Requested by Viradatta

Fully explains the merit therein.

At this point, in summary,

I will cite just three verses.

 

If it possessed physical form,

The merit of the altruistic intention

Would completely fill the whole space

And exceed even that.

 

If someone were to fill with jewels

As many Buddha fields as there are grains

Of sands in the Ganges

To offer to the Protector of the World

 

This would be surpassed by

The gift of folding one's hands

And inclining one's mind to enlightenment,

For such is limitless.

 

I'm including all three verses because they all have the same point: the merit from bodhicitta is unlimited. This is because bodhicitta is the cause of Buddhahood and a Buddha benefits countless sentient beings through his activities. There are many citations in Buddhist scripture to support this and here are three.