[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) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 1.171 # 釋氏要覽 1.171 釋氏要覽 1.171 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.171) 七佛經云。有十八神護伽藍。一美音。二梵音。三天鼓。四歎妙。五歎美。六摩妙。七雷音。八師子。九妙歎。十梵響。十一人音。十二佛奴。十三歎德。十四廣目。十五妙眼。十六徹聽。十七徹視。十八遍視○道世法師云。寺院既有十八神護。居住之者。亦宜自勵不得怠惰為非。恐招現報耳（凡寺壁有畫大神者即是此神也。或問世界之內伽藍無數。何只十八神而能遍護耶。答一切神皆有無數眷屬。即是分任守護也無妨）。 > The Sūtra of the Seven Buddhas says: "There are eighteen spirits guarding the monastery: 1. Fine Sound; 2. Brahma Sound; 3. Heavenly Drum; 4. Praised as Wondrous; 5. Praised as Beautiful; 6. Touching and Wondrous; 7. Thunder Sound; 8. Lion; 9. Wondrous Praise; 10. Brahma Resonance; 11. Human Voice; 12. Buddha's Servant; 13. Praised Virtue; 14. Broad Eyes; 15. Wondrous Eyes; 16. Thorough Hearing; 17. Thorough Seeing; 18. Omnipresent Seeing." ○ Master Daoshi says: "Since monasteries have eighteen spirits guarding them, those who dwell therein should also discipline themselves and must not be indolent or do wrong, lest they incur visible retribution." (Whenever temple walls have paintings of great spirits, these are the deities. If someone asks: 'Within the realm of the world monasteries are countless; how can there be only eighteen spirits able to guard them all?' The answer is: 'All spirits have countless retinues, which means they divide responsibilities to guard them; there is no contradiction.') > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.170) - [Next: 1.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.172) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.1.171) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.171) · Pramāṇa