俱舍論疏 30.151

30.151

On the Śāstra's statement: "In order to show the essence of earth [...] a wooden statue's body, and so forth": The author of the treatise explains. It is to show differences in the substance of earth, because the substance of earth has differences such as odor. Just as in worldly speech, in order to show differences in the substance of a statue, one speaks of "a wooden statue's body" and so forth; although the wood is itself the statue, it still excludes other statues, such as iron ones.