8. Fanwang jing, T. 24.1484.1004b. The passage “precepts and their lights [i.e., the merits earned by observing precepts] come from their sources” literally means “precepts and their lights came from the mouth.” In the introductory section of the bodhisattva precepts of the Fawang jing, the Buddha says to the gathered assembly that he will teach them precepts to follow. The Buddha then explains that he has himself embodied the precepts practiced by Buddhas by memorizing them, and through this embodiment of precepts, he is capable of articulating the precepts he will teach in this sūtra.