萬善同歸集 2.67

2.67

「至於諷詠唱唄，妙梵歌揚。昔婆提颺唄，清響徹於淨居；釋尊入定，琴歌震於石室。園林樓觀，入法界之法門；音聲語言，成佛宗之佛事。《毘尼母經》云：『佛告諸比丘，聽汝等唄。』唄者即言說之辭。《十誦律》云：『為諸天聞唄心喜。』或音樂舞妓，螺鈸簫韶，發歡喜心，種種供養。《法華經》云：『若使人作樂，繫鼓吹角唄，簫笛琴箜篌，琵琶鐃銅鈸，如是眾妙音，盡持以供養。或以歡喜心，歌唄頌佛德，乃至一小音，皆已成佛道。』

"As for reciting, chanting, and singing hymns, sublime Brahma-melodies are raised in song. Formerly, when Bhadrika chanted hymns, the clear reverberation reached the Śuddhāvāsa heaven; when Śākyamuni entered absorption, the harp song resounded in the stone chamber. Gardens, forests, towers, and pavilions are Dharma gates for entering the dharmadhātu; sounds, voices, words, and speech are buddha-activities that accomplish the Buddhist principle. The Vinayamātṛkā says: 'The Buddha told the monks, "I permit you to chant hymns."' Hymns are words of vocal speech. The Sarvāstivāda-vinaya says: 'It causes the devas, hearing the hymn, to rejoice in their hearts.' Or using musical dancers, conches, cymbals, pipes, and flutes, generating a joyful mind to make various offerings. The Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra says: 'If one has people play music, / Beating drums, blowing horns and chanting hymns, / Flutes, panpipes, harps, konghous, / Pīpās, cymbals, and bronze gongs— / Such multitude of sublime sounds, / All offered up in worship; / Or with a joyful mind, / Singing hymns in praise of the Buddha's virtue, / Even with a single small sound, / All have already accomplished the Buddha path.'