妙法蓮華經玄贊 6.275

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贊曰：下資財甚眾。有八。此中有二：一七寶，喻七聖財豐足。二有為倉、無為庫，諸德悉皆盈溢。《博物志》云：「松脂入地千年化為茯苓，茯苓千年化為虎魄，一名紅珠。」《廣志》曰：「此物生處，其上及傍不生草木，深者八九尺，大如斛，削去上皮，中成虎魄，有汁。初如桃膠，凝堅乃成其器。西方人用以為盌。」

Eulogy: Below is his wealth and property being exceedingly vast. There are eight items. Here there are two: First, the seven jewels symbolize the abundance of the seven noble treasures. Second, conditioned granaries and unconditioned storehouses, where all virtues are filled to overflowing. The Bowuzhi states: 'Pine resin entering the earth for a thousand years turns into fuling; fuling after a thousand years turns into amber (hupo), also called red pearls.' The Guangzhi states: 'Where this substance is produced, no grass or trees grow above or beside it. The deep ones are eight or nine feet down and as large as a bushel. Scraping off the outer crust, amber forms inside, containing sap. Initially like peach gum, when it congeals and hardens, it forms vessels. People of the Western Regions use it to make bowls.'