To integrate the Buddha’s teachings into daily life, monasteries adopted various means to adorn the Buddha’s altar and support Buddhist rituals, such as offerings and dharma assemblies, which require specific monastic implements. Monastic residents, particularly monks, also require various daily-use items. These ritual and practical tools are collectively referred to as dharma instruments (faqi 法器) in Buddhist terminology. They are also called Buddha instruments (foqi 佛器), Buddha utensils (foju 佛具), and dharma utensils (daoju 道具). The system of Dharma instruments in Chinese Buddhism can be broadly classified into several functional categories. Some are used for creating solemnity and making offerings. These include the tented banner (chuang 幢), streamer (fan 幡), canopies (gai 蓋), as well as items for incense and light such as the incense burner, hand burner, lamp, and candle, alongside flowers and vases. Some comprises portable items for personal use. This encompasses practical and symbolic objects like bowls, rosaries, whisks (fuchen 拂塵), the monk’s staff, the Ruyi scepter, the chewing stick, water filters, and the precept knife. Furthermore, a distinct set of instruments is dedicated to Sanskrit chanting and ritual music. This group includes bells, drums, chimes and the leading chime (yinqing 引磬), the wooden fish (muyu 木魚), hand-gongs (dang 鐺) and Buddhist cymbals (ha 鉿), the sounding board, hand bells, and the Vajra pestle.