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注維摩詰經 1.20

注維摩詰經 1.20

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Classical Chinese

1.20

什曰:據佛所在方也。毘,言稻土之所宜也。耶離,言廣嚴,其地平廣莊嚴。肇曰:毘耶離,國土名也,秦言廣嚴。其土平廣嚴事,因以為名也。

[Kumāra]jīva says: Grounding where the Buddha was located. 'Vai' speaks of the suitability of the land for rice; 'śālī' speaks of vast and adorned, its land being flat, vast, and adorned.
[Seng]zhao says: Vaiśālī is the name of a country, in the language of Qin called Vast and Adorned. Its land is flat, vast, and adorned; it is named accordingly.

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