Fourth Day of Wisdom: The Gaṇḍī Sūtra

ON ITS 10TH BIRTHDAY, 84000 PRESENTS THE FOURTH SŪTRA IN OUR TEN DAYS OF WISDOM:

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གཎ་ཌཱིའི་མདོ།
The Gaṇḍī Sūtra
Gaṇḍīsūtra

While the Buddha is dwelling in the Bamboo Grove monastery near Rājagṛha, together with a thousand monks and a host of bodhisattvas, King Prasenajit arises from his seat, bows at the Buddha’s feet, and asks him how to uphold the Dharma in his kingdom during times of conflict. In reply the Buddha instructs the king about the gaṇḍī, a wooden ritual instrument, and tells him how the sound of this instrument, used for Dharma practice in a temple or monastery, quells conflict and strife for all who hear it. He describes how to make, consecrate, and sound the gaṇḍī. He explains that the gaṇḍī symbolizes the Perfection of Insight and describes in detail the many benefits it confers.

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