中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 1.38

1.38

此四院北有一大院，名無學人問法之院。門向北巷。諸大阿羅漢來問法者，同集其中。有大佛堂，極望高顯，林池交灌，見者欽重。佛來說以為常。唯有一竹鐘，形相如鈴，本是乾闥婆王所造。鐘鼻有金崑崙，手自提槌，至時便扣，聲如人琴，聞止當院。音中所說十二部經。每春花敷，舍衛城中諸童子等悉來觀聽，受五欲樂，聞法獲果。

North of these four courtyards is a large courtyard called the Courtyard for Aśaikṣas Inquiring about the Dharma. Its gate faces the northern lane. Great arhats who come to inquire about the Dharma all gather within it. There is a great Buddha hall, extremely high and prominent when viewed from afar, with groves and ponds interwoven; those who see it revere it. The Buddha came to expound [the Dharma] here as a regular custom. There is only a single bamboo bell, shaped like a handheld bell, originally made by the Gandharva King. On the loop of the bell is a golden Kunlun figure holding a mallet in its hand; when the time arrives, it strikes it, and its sound is like a human zither, heard only within this courtyard. Expounded in its sound are the twelve divisions of scriptures. Every spring when flowers bloom, the youths of the city of Śrāvastī all come to watch and listen, enjoying the pleasures of the five desires, and hearing the Dharma, they attain the fruits [of the path].