釋氏要覽 3.296

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毘奈耶云。給孤長者造寺後作念若不彩畫。便不端嚴。即白佛。佛言隨意。未知畫何物。佛言。於門兩頰。應畫執杖藥叉。次傍一面畫大神變。次一面。畫五趣生死輪。簷下畫本生事。佛殿兩頰。畫持鬘藥叉。講堂畫者說食堂。畫持餅藥叉。庫門。畫持寶藥叉。水堂畫龍王。持瓶浴室火堂畫天使者。經法堂畫菩薩并地獄相瞻。病堂畫佛躬看病比丘相。大小行處畫死屍相。僧堂畫白骨相（天使者。或云五天使。或云五官。即是生老病死及現世牢獄）。

The Vinaya says: "After the Elder Anāthapiṇḍada built the monastery, he thought: 'If it is not painted in colors, it will not be dignified.' He then reported this to the Buddha. The Buddha said: 'As you wish.' Not knowing what things to paint, the Buddha said: 'On the two jambs of the gate, you should paint yakṣas holding clubs. Next, on one side, paint the Great Transformation. Next, on the other side, paint the wheel of life and death of the five destinies. Under the eaves, paint scenes of past lives (jātaka). On the two jambs of the Buddha shrine, paint yakṣas holding garlands. In the lecture hall, paint an expounder of the Dharma. In the refectory, paint a yakṣa holding cakes. On the storehouse door, paint a yakṣa holding jewels. In the water hall, paint a dragon king holding a vase. In the bathhouse and fire hall, paint the divine messengers. In the scripture and Dharma hall, paint bodhisattvas together with the aspects of hell. In the infirmary, paint the scene of the Buddha personally attending to a sick monk. At the latrines, paint the aspect of a dead corpse. In the monks' hall, paint the aspect of white bones.' (The divine messengers: some say the five divine messengers, or say the five officials, which are birth, old age, sickness, death, and prison in the present life.)"