[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) › 37.24 # 法苑珠林 37.24 法苑珠林 37.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.24) 又僧祇律云。初起僧伽藍時。先規度好地將作塔處。不得在南。不得在西。應在東。應在北。不侵佛地僧地。應在西在南作僧房。佛塔高顯處作。不得塔院內浣染曬衣唾地。得為佛塔四面作龕。作師子鳥獸種種綵畫。內懸幡蓋。得為佛塔。四面造種園林華果。是中出華應供養塔。若樹檀越自種檀越。言是中華供養佛果與僧食。佛言。應從檀越語。若華多。者得與華。鬘家。語言。爾許華作鬘。與我餘者。與我爾許直。若得直得用然燈買。香以供養佛兼得治塔若直多者得置佛無盡物中。若人言佛無貪怒癡但自莊嚴用是華果而受樂者。得罪報重。 > Furthermore, the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: When first establishing a saṃghārāma, one must first measure and select a fine plot of land to be the place for building the stupa. It must not be in the south, nor in the west; it should be in the east or in the north. It must not encroach upon the Buddha's ground or the Saṃgha's ground. The monks' quarters should be built in the west or in the south. The Buddha stupa should be built on high and prominent ground. One must not wash, dye, or dry clothes, or spit on the ground within the stupa courtyard. One may make niches on the four sides of the Buddha stupa and make paintings of lions, birds, and beasts in various colors, and hang banners and canopies inside. One may plant various gardens, flowers, and fruits on all four sides of the Buddha stupa; the flowers produced therein should be offered to the stupa. If a tree was planted by a dānapati himself, and the dānapati says, "The flowers therein are to be offered to the Buddha, and the fruits given to the Saṃgha to eat," the Buddha said: "One should comply with the dānapati's words." If there are many flowers, one may give them to a garland-maker, saying to him, "Make me so many flowers into garlands, and give me so much value for the remainder." If one receives value, one may use it to light lamps and buy incense to make offerings to the Buddha, and one may also repair the stupa. If the value is abundant, it may be placed into the Buddha's inexhaustible property. If someone says, "The Buddha is free of greed, anger, and delusion; these are merely for self-adornment, and by using these flowers and fruits he enjoys pleasure," that person incurs heavy karmic retribution. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.23) - [Next: 37.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.25) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.37.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.37.24) · Pramāṇa