法苑珠林 36.86

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36.86

Costus root incense (qingmuxiang). The Guangzhi states: 'Costus root comes from Jiaozhou.' Xu Zhong's Nanfang ji states: 'Costus root incense comes from the country of Tiandu (India); its form is unknown.' The Nanzhou yiwu zhi states: 'Costus root incense comes from Tianzhu (India); it is an herbaceous root shaped like licorice.' The letters of Yu Yiqi state: 'All the various fragrances share a single tree; the knots of the tree are costus root incense.'

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese