[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) › [中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899) › 2.22 # 中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 2.22 中天竺舍衛國祇洹寺圖經 2.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.22) 次北大院名佛洗衣院。南開一門，中有大堂，周房三匝。方石圓池，天之所作。花林交植，香淨充滿。佛樂洗衣，天人同集，釋提桓因施以天樂一部。若佛不至，樂音之中但說無常苦空；佛若臨者，乾闥婆王自來鼓之，六時奏樂。初不斷，及佛滅後，娑竭羅龍王收將入宮，供養經典。此樂有三千餘器，迦樓羅王之所造也。 > Next, the great courtyard to the north is named the Courtyard of the Buddha Washing Robes. A single gate opens to the south. In the center is a great hall, with surrounding chambers in three circuits. The square stone terraces and round ponds were created by the devas. Flowering groves are planted intertwined, filled with pure fragrance. When the Buddha delights in washing robes, devas and humans gather together, and Śakra Devānām Indra presents a suite of heavenly music. When the Buddha is not present, the sounds of the instruments speak only of impermanence, suffering, and emptiness. If the Buddha is present, the Gandharva king comes in person to drum, playing music throughout the six periods of the day. Initially it never ceased, but after the Buddha entered extinction, the Sāgara Nāgarāja took it into his palace to make offerings to the scriptures. This music has more than three thousand instruments, which were crafted by a Garuḍa king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.21) - [Next: 2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.23) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899~en-mt.2.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1899.2.22) · Pramāṇa