- 毒天二鼓
- The two kinds of drum: poison-drum, harsh or stern words for repressing evil, and (sa) devadrum, gentle words for producing good; also, misleading contrasted with correct teaching. The毒鼓 is likened also to the Buddha-nature which can slay all evil.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.