[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [請觀音經疏闡義鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801) › 4.11 # 請觀音經疏闡義鈔 4.11 請觀音經疏闡義鈔 4.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.4.11) 經「果蓏」，《說文》云「木上曰果，地上曰蓏。」應劭云：「木實曰果，草實曰蓏。」張晏云：「有核曰果，無核曰蓏。」經「亡失」下，示禍對相。經「接還本土」者，失妻子喪財產，由亡國故。今得接還，則餘事自得。經「鳩槃茶」，此云甕，或云冬瓜，其陰似甕等故。即厭魅鬼也。經「巍巍」者，高大之稱。《論語》云「巍巍乎舜禹之有天下也。」經「阿修羅」者，阿之言無，修羅云天，彼非天故。又脩羅云端正，彼無端正故。「從今世」等者，據經分齊。從「阿難當知」已去，今的指得失之文，故云從今世等。失謂失惡，是遮義。得謂得善，是持義。 > In the sūtra, "fruits and ground-melons" (果蓏): the Shuowen says, "What grows on trees is called guo (fruit); what grows on the ground is called luo (ground-melon)." Ying Shao states: "The fruit of trees is called guo; the fruit of herbs is called luo." Zhang Yan states: "Those with stones are called guo; those without stones are called luo." In the sūtra, from "loss and destruction" downward, it shows the aspects of calamity and retribution. In the sūtra, "welcomed back to their native land": losing wife and children and losing wealth and property were due to the downfall of their country; now that they are welcomed back, the other matters are naturally regained. In the sūtra, "kumbhāṇḍa" (鳩槃茶): here translated as "jar," or translated as "winter melon," because their private parts resemble a jar or the like; they are malevolent bewitching spirits. In the sūtra, "towering" (巍巍): an expression for high and grand; the Analects states, "Towering was the manner in which Shun and Yu held the empire!" In the sūtra, "asura": a means "non-", and sura means "deva"; they are "non-devas." Moreover, sura means "handsome"; they lack handsomeness. Regarding "from this world," and so forth, it is based on the demarcation of the sūtra. From "Ānanda, you should know" onward, it now points directly to the text on gains and losses, hence it says "from this world," and so on. "Loss" means losing evil, which is the meaning of "warding off." "Gain" means gaining good, which is the meaning of "maintaining." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.4.10) - [Next: 4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.4.12) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801~en-mt.4.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1801.4.11) · Pramāṇa