"The fish never close their eyes day or night. To use wooden fish as a Buddhist percussion instrument is to admonish those who are confused and lazy, especially to teach those who are Buddhist practitioners that they have to exert themselves whole-heartedly in following the Buddhist Way, which requires constant watch-fulness," he said.
法師說：「魚是永遠不閉眼睛的，晝夜常醒，用木魚做法器是為了警醒那些昏惰的人，尤其是叫修行的人志心於道，晝夜常醒。」