འཕགས་པ་གནས་འཇག་པའ་མད་ཞས་བྱ་བ notes.17
The Sūtra of Vasiṣṭha notes.17
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17. nor bu (Skt. and Pali maṇi) typically denotes a “gem” or “jewel.” Since the text is enumerating specific precious items, however, “crystal” is used over the generic sense. On this point, see esp. The Pali Text Society’s Pali–English Dictionary, p. 516.