[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Tibetan canon (Kangyur & Tengyur)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet) › [Kangyur (translated words of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur) › [General sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde) › [འཕགས་པ་འཁར་གསིལ་གྱི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335) › [The Sutra on the Ringing Staff](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335~en-84000) › intro.1 # འཕགས་པ་འཁར་གསལ་གྱ་མད intro.1 The Sūtra on the Ringing Staff intro.1 - **Language:** English ### [intro.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335~en-84000.intro.1) In this short sūtra, the Buddha first instructs the monks to carry the ringing staff and then provides a brief introduction to its significance. In response to Venerable Mahākāśyapa’s queries, the Buddha gives a more detailed explanation of the attributes of the staff and the benefits that can be derived from holding it. In the course of his exposition, he also elucidates the rich symbolism of its parts, such as the four prongs and the twelve rings. Finally, the Buddha explains that while the ringing staff is carried by all buddhas of the past, present, and future, the number of prongs on the staff might vary. - [Next: intro.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335~en-84000.intro.2) - [Up: intro](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335~en-84000.intro) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335~en-84000.intro.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.335~en-84000.intro.1) · Pramāṇa