[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 36.125 # 法苑珠林 36.125 法苑珠林 36.125 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [36.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.125) 述曰。漢地流行好為刪略。所以處眾作唄多為半偈。故毘尼母論云。不得作半唄。得突吉羅罪。然此梵唄文詞未審。依如西方出何典誥。答但聖開作唄。依經讚偈。取用無妨。然關內關外吳蜀唄詞。各隨所好唄讚多種。但漢梵既殊音韻不可互用。至於宋朝。有康僧會法師。本康居國人。博學辯才。譯出經典。又善梵音。傳泥洹唄聲製哀雅。擅美於世。音聲之學咸取則焉。又昔晉時有道安法師。集製三科。上經上講布薩等。先賢立制不墜於地。天下法則人皆習行。又至魏時。 > The commentary states: In the land of Han, it is commonly preferred to abridge and condense; thus, when chanting pāṭha among the assembly, it is mostly done with half-verses. Therefore, the Vinayamātṛkā states that one must not perform half a pāṭha, \[or\] one commits a duṣkṛta offense. However, the text and lyrics of this Sanskrit pāṭha are unclear as to which classical texts they derive from in the Western regions. The answer is: the sages merely initiated the practice of chanting pāṭha based on the praise verses of the sūtras, and there is no harm in adopting them. However, the pāṭha lyrics in Guanzhong, outside the passes, Wu, and Shu each follow what is favored, resulting in many varieties of pāṭha praise. Yet, since Chinese and Sanskrit are different, their phonetic sounds and rhymes cannot be used interchangeably. Coming to the Song dynasty, there was the Dharma Master Kang Senghui, originally a native of the kingdom of Kangju, who possessed broad learning and eloquence, translated classical scriptures, and was also skilled in Sanskrit tones. He transmitted the Niyuan pāṭha, whose tonal structure was plaintive and elegant, widely renowned in the world, and all students of vocal music took it as a model. Furthermore, in the past during the Jin dynasty, there was the Dharma Master Dao'an, who compiled and instituted the three categories: presenting the scriptures, lecturing, and the poṣadha, etc. The rules established by the former worthy have not fallen to the ground, but are a model for all under heaven, practiced and followed by everyone. Then coming to the Wei dynasty, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 36.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.124) - [Next: 36.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.126) - [Up: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.36.125) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.4.55) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.125) · Pramāṇa