[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) › 2.78 # 釋氏要覽 2.78 釋氏要覽 2.78 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.78) 梵云隙棄羅。此云錫杖。由振時作錫聲故○十誦云聲杖○錫杖經云。佛告比丘。汝等應受持錫杖。所以者何。過去未來現在諸佛皆執故。又名智杖。又名德杖。彰顯智行功德本故。聖人之表幟賢土之明記道法之幢。迦葉白佛。何名錫杖。佛言錫者輕也。倚依是杖。除煩惱出三界故。錫明也。得智明故。錫醒也。醒悟苦空三界結使故。錫疏也。謂持者與五欲疎斷故。若二股六環。是迦葉佛製。若四股十二環。是釋迦佛製（彼經大有訓釋名字說作亭分表法持法功德文多不錄在定字函）○三千威儀經云。持錫不得入眾。日中後不得復持。（日中即知）不得檐於肩上○五百問云。持錫有多事能警惡虫毒獸故。 > In Sanskrit it is called khakkhara; here it is translated as 'tin staff' (xīzhàng), because when shaken it makes a clinking sound. The Ten-Recitation Vinaya calls it a 'sound staff.' The Khakkhara Sūtra says: The Buddha addressed the monks, "You should receive and hold the khakkhara. Why? Because all Buddhas of the past, future, and present hold it. It is also called the staff of wisdom, and called the staff of virtue, because it displays the root of wisdom, conduct, and merit. It is the insignia of sages, the clear mark of the worthy, and the banner of the Dharma of the Way." Kāśyapa said to the Buddha, "Why is it named khakkhara (xīzhàng)?" The Buddha said: "Xī means light: relying on this staff, one eliminates afflictions and escapes the three realms. Xī means bright: because one attains the illumination of wisdom. Xī means awake: awakening to suffering, emptiness, and the bondages of the three realms. Xī means distant: meaning that the holder becomes distant from and severs the five desires. If it has two prongs and six rings, it was instituted by Kāśyapa Buddha. If it has four prongs and twelve rings, it was instituted by Śākyamuni Buddha." (That sūtra extensively glosses the names and explains the sections, symbolic dharmas, and merits of holding it; because the text is lengthy, it is not recorded here; it is in case 'Ding'). The Scripture on the Three Thousand Dignities says: Holding the staff, one must not enter the assembly. After midday, one must no longer hold it. (Knowing it is midday), one must not carry it on one's shoulder. The Five Hundred Questions says: Holding the staff has many purposes; it can alert noxious insects and poisonous beasts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.77) - [Next: 2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.79) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.2.78) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.5.50) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.78) · Pramāṇa