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首楞嚴義疏注經 3.424

首楞嚴義疏注經 3.424

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Classical Chinese

3.424

舉事也。剎帝利,云田王。婆羅門,云淨志。毘舍,云坐估。首陀,云農者。頗羅墮,云利根,亦捷疾。旃陀羅,云殺者。

This adduces the instance. Kṣatriya means 'field owner'. Brāhmaṇa means 'pure will'. Vaiśya means 'merchant'. Śūdra means 'farmer'. Bharadvāja means 'sharp faculty', and also 'swift'. Caṇḍāla means 'slaughterer'.

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