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觀音義疏 2.79

觀音義疏 2.79

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Classical Chinese

2.79

夜叉,此云捷疾,此有三處,海島、空中、天上,傳傳相持,不得食人,佛初成道及說法傳唱至天。乾闥婆,此云香陰,帝釋樂神,在須彌南金剛窟住,天欲作樂,其心動。什師云:「在寶山中住,身有異相。」即上奏樂也。

Yakṣas: translated here as 'swift'. These dwell in three places: ocean islands, the sky, and the heavens. Holding [their boundaries] successively, they are not permitted to eat humans. When the Buddha first attained awakening and preached the Dharma, their proclamations reached up to the heavens. Gandharvas: translated here as 'fragrance-aggregate'. They are Śakra's music deities, dwelling in the vajra cave south of Mount Sumeru; when the gods wish to make music, their minds are moved. Master Shi says: 'Dwelling in the jewelled mountains, their bodies have unusual marks.' They then ascend to play music.

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