Diamond Sūtra
Bhagavat said: What do you think, O Subhhti, is there anything (dharma) which the Tathagata has adopted from the Tathagata Dipankara’}, the holy and fully enlightened’ Subhuti said: Not indeed, O Bhagavat; there is not anything which the Tathagata has adopted from the Tathagata Dipankara, the holy and fully enlightened.’
Bhagavat said: ‘If, O Subhhti, a Bodhisattva should say: “I shall create numbers of worlds,” he would say what is untrue. And why? Because, O Subhuti, when the Tathagata preached: “Numbers of worlds, numbers of worlds indeed” they were preached by him as no-numbers. Therefore they are called numbers of worlds.
‘Therefore, O Subhati, a noble-minded Bodhisattva should in this wise frame an independent mind, which is to be framed as a mind not believing in anything, not believing in form, not believing in sound, smell, taste, and anything that can be touched. Now, for instance, O Subhuti, a man might have a body and a large body, so that his size should be as large as the king of mountains, Sumeru. Do you think then, O Subhati, that his selfhood (he himself) would be large’ Subhati said: ‘Yes, O Bhagavat, yes, O Sugata, his selfhood would be large. And why? Because, O Bhagavat, when the Tathagata preached: “Selfhood, selfhood indeed” it was preached by him as no-selfhood. Therefore it is called selfhood.’
Bhagavat said: ‘What do you think, O Subhhti, if there were as many Gangd rivers as there are grains of sand in the large river Ganga, would the grains of sand be many’ Subhhti said: ‘Those Ganga rivers would indeed be many, much more the grains of sand in those Ganga rivers.’ Bhagavat said: ‘I tell you, O Subhhti, I announce to you, If a woman or man were to fill with the seven treasures as many worlds as there would be grains of sand in those Ganga rivers and present them as a gift to the holy and fully enlightened Tathagatas—What do you think, O Subhati, would that woman or man on the strength of this produce a large stock of merit’ Subhhti said: ‘Yes, O Bhagavat, yes, O Sugata, that woman or man would on the strength of this produce a large stock of merit, immeasurable and innumerable. Bhagavat said: ‘And if, O Subhiti, a woman or man having filled so many worlds with the seven treasures should give them as a gift to the holy and enlightened Tathagatas, and if another son or daughter of a good family, after taking from this treatise of the Law one Gatha of four lines only, should fully teach others and explain it, he, indeed, would on the strength of this produce a larger stock of merit, immeasurable and innumerable.’