Summary
s.1While the Buddha is dwelling in the Bamboo Grove monastery near Rājagṛha, together with a thousand monks and a host of bodhisattvas, King Prasenajit arises from his seat, bows at the Buddha’s feet, and asks him how to uphold the Dharma in his kingdom during times of conflict. In reply the Buddha instructs the king about the gaṇḍī, a wooden ritual instrument, and tells him how the sound of this instrument, used for Dharma practice in a temple or monastery, quells conflict and strife for all who hear it. He describes how to make, consecrate, and sound the gaṇḍī. He explains that the gaṇḍī symbolizes the Perfection of Insight and describes in detail the many benefits it confers.
s.1佛陀住在王舍城附近的竹園精舍，身邊有一千位僧人和眾多菩薩。波斯匿王從座位上站起來，在佛陀腳下頂禮，並請問佛陀如何在衝突時期在他的王國中護持法。佛陀回答時，教導國王關於犍槌這一木製的修行器具，並告訴他這種器具所發出的聲音如何能在寺院或精舍中用於法的修持，能夠平息所有聽聞者的衝突和紛爭。他詳細說明瞭如何製作、安置和敲擊犍槌。他解釋了犍槌象徵般若波羅蜜，並詳細描述了它所帶來的許多利益。