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觀音義疏 2.82

觀音義疏 2.82

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Classical Chinese

2.82

緊那羅者,天帝絲竹樂神,小不如乾闥婆,形似人而頭有角,亦呼為疑神,亦為人非人,今不取人非人,釋緊那羅,此乃是結八部數爾。

Kiṃnaras: the heavenly sovereign's string-and-wind music deities, slightly inferior to the gandharvas. Their forms resemble humans but their heads have horns; they are also called doubtful spirits, and also humans-non-humans. Now we do not take 'humans-non-humans' to explain kiṃnaras; this is merely concluding the count of the eight classes.

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