# *Avataṁsaka Sūtra* I take my refuge in the Buddha, and pray that with all beings I may understand the Great Way, whereby the Buddha-seed may forever thrive. I take my refuge in the Dharma, and pray that with all beings I may enter deeply into the sūtra-treasure, whereby our wisdom may grow as vast as the ocean. I take my refuge in the Saṅgha, and pray that with all beings I may reign in great multitudes and have nothing to check the unimpeded progress of truth.