[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四分律行事鈔資持記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805) › 3.874 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.874 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.874 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.874](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.874) 四中，初請他勸。《善見》明看病自勸，《母論》明互違結犯。依前斟酌，指上次科。若下，明將死打磬，令聞生善。天台智者，臨終語維那曰：人命將終，得聞鍾磬，增其正念；唯長唯久，氣盡為期；云何身冷，方聲磬耶？（今時死已方打，故知無益。） > In the fourth \[section\], first one asks another to offer encouragement. The Samantapāsādikā explains that the caregiver personally encourages them; the Mātrikā explains that mutual opposition results in an offense. 'Weighing it according to the preceding' points to the preceding and following sections. 'If...' below explains striking a sounding bowl when about to die, causing them to hear it and produce goodness. Zhiyi of Tiantai, when about to die, said to the karmadāna: 'When a person's life is about to end, hearing bells and sounding bowls enhances their right mindfulness; it should only be long and continuous, with the cessation of breath as the limit; why should one strike the sounding bowl only when the body has already turned cold?' (Nowadays people strike it only after death, which we know is of no benefit.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.873](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.873) - [Next: 3.875](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.875) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805~en-mt.3.874) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.874](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.874) · Pramāṇa