[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [妙法蓮華經玄贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723) › 2.165 # 妙法蓮華經玄贊 2.165 妙法蓮華經玄贊 2.165 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.165) 次頌八珍：一金剛。二諸珍，帝青、大青之類。三奴，古者罪人，役官入賤為奴，或為仅字。四婢，女之卑稱。五車，輿輪之總名。夏后氏奚仲所作，古音居，言行所以居人，今車舍也，言行者所居如舍。六乘，駕也，謂可乘者，《周禮》「乘，載也」，謂象馬之徒。七寶飾輦，輓車人在前引之。古卿大夫亦乘，自漢已後天子乘之，故今天子皇后所乘車曰輦。八寶飾輿，余據余居二反，《說文》「車輿也」。又車無輪曰輿，乘也載也。有作「輿」，非也。皆以珍嚴，故言「寶飾」。 > Next is the verse on the eight rarities: First, diamond. Second, various precious gems, such as indranīla, mahānīla, and the like. Third, male slaves; in antiquity, criminals were condemned to state servitude and entered the low class as slaves (nú); it is sometimes written with the character jǐn (仅). Fourth, female slaves, an inferior appellation for women. Fifth, carts, a general term for carriages and wheels. Made by Xi Zhong of the Xia dynasty, its ancient pronunciation was jū; it meant a vehicle used to house people while traveling; nowadays chē means "residence," meaning that where travelers dwell is like a house. Sixth, mounts, that is, yoked vehicles, referring to what can be ridden; the Rites of Zhou says, "shèng means to carry," referring to elephants, horses, and the like. Seventh, jewel-adorned carriages, drawn carts pulled by men in front. In antiquity, ministers and grand masters also rode in them; from the Han dynasty onwards, the Son of Heaven rode in them, and thus today the carriage ridden by the Son of Heaven and the Empress is called a niǎn. Eighth, jewel-adorned litters; yú is pronounced with the fanqie of 余 (yú) and 據 (jù) or 余 (yú) and 居 (jū); the Shuowen says: "A carriage frame." Moreover, a vehicle without wheels is called a yú; it means to ride or carry. Some write it with the character 輿; this is incorrect. All are adorned with rarities, so it says "jewel-adorned." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.164) - [Next: 2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.166) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723~en-mt.2.165) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.27.113) — 慧琳, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1723.2.165) · Pramāṇa