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妙法蓮華經文句 2.129

妙法蓮華經文句 2.129

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2.129

四乾闥婆,此云嗅香,以香為食,亦云香陰,其身出香,此是天帝俗樂之神也。樂者幢倒伎也,樂音者,鼓節弦管也,美者幢倒中勝品者,美音者弦管中勝者也。

The four gandharvas, translated here as "scent-smellers", feed on fragrance; they are also called "fragrant aggregates" because their bodies emit fragrance. These are the devendra's spirits of worldly music. Music refers to acrobatic performances with inverted banners; musical sound refers to drums, rhythms, strings, and pipes; beautiful refers to the superior class among banner acrobatics; beautiful sound refers to the superior among strings and pipes.

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