(一)譬喻佛說之法如鼓，可誡眾進善；猶如扣鼓可誡兵前進。法華經序品（大九‧三下）：「吹大法螺，擊大法鼓。」〔大集經卷五十六、無量壽經卷上〕
　(二)禪宗寺院使用的大鼓之一。法堂設二鼓，其東北角之鼓，稱為法鼓；西北角之鼓，稱為茶鼓。法鼓乃於法會之前告知大眾之用，或用於住持之上堂、小參、普說、入室之際。〔禪林象器箋唄器門〕

佛光電子大辭典

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dharma-dundubhi, dharma-bherī, dharmamayam…dundubhim, mahā-dharma-bherī

佛教漢梵大辭典

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dharma-dundubhi, dharma-bherī, dharmamayam…dundubhim, mahā-dharma-bherī

佛教漢梵大辭典

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法鼓 (fǎ gŭ) 　( “the Drum of the Dharma” ) Cf. 大法鼓(dà fǎ gŭ) ;

{《漢語大詞典》5.1045b(法華經)} ; {《大漢和辞典》6.1046c(法華經)} ;

Dharmarakṣa: {64c24} (sons of buddhas) 而雷擊扣 於此法鼓(v)

{K.12.12} dharma-dundubhi~

Kumārajīva: {L.3a27} 法鼓

Dharmarakṣa: {91b23} 思願講説 無上法輪！ 惟雷法鼓 尊妙法音！(v)

{K.178.10} dundubhi~

Kumārajīva: {L.24c26} 法鼓

Dharmarakṣa: {127a10} 假使有人求菩薩乘，至此道場…具足法鼓，吹大法螺…(p)

{K.421.8} dharma-bherī~

Kumārajīva: {L.55a1} 大法鼓

Dharmarakṣa: {134a1} 若有比丘受持是經，當作是知，思惟解念：“是等族姓子必至道場，降伏魔官(←宮)，而轉法輪，擊於法鼓，吹大法螺，演時法雨，於師子座而處法座”(p)

{K.481.9} dharma-dundubhi~

{O} dharma-bherī~ ..... dharma-duṃdubhi~

Kumārajīva: {L.62a12} 法鼓

A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998