[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) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 2.186 # 釋氏稽古略 2.186 釋氏稽古略 2.186 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.186) 梁帝假寶公神力見地獄苦相。問何以止之。寶公曰。唯聞鐘聲其苦暫息。於是詔天下寺院擊鐘舒徐其聲（本紀）。 > The Emperor of Liang, through Master Bao's spiritual power, witnessed the marks of suffering in the hells. He asked how it might be stopped. Master Bao said: "Only when hearing the sound of a bell is their suffering temporarily suspended." Thereupon, he decreed that temples throughout the realm strike the bells, letting the sound resound slowly and gently. (Basic Annals). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.185) - [Next: 2.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.187) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.2.186) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.186) · Pramāṇa