一切經音義 1.136

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南贍部洲（時染反去聲梵語此大地之總名也古譯或名譫浮或名琰浮或名閻浮提皆梵語訛轉也正梵音云㣅謨立世阿毘曇論云有贍部樹生此洲北邊泥民陀羅河南岸正當洲之中心北臨水上於樹下水底南岸下有贍部黃金古名閻浮檀金樹因金而得名洲因樹而立號故名贍部音如譫音之葉反㣅音蠶覽反覽字取上聲呼之）。

Jambudvīpa, the southern continent (南贍部洲: pronounced *shi* + *ran* in fanqie, in the falling tone. In Sanskrit, this is the general name for this great earth. In older translations it was variously called *Zhanfu* [譫浮], *Yanfu* [琰浮], or *Yanfuti* [閻浮提], all of which are corruptions of the Sanskrit. The correct Sanskrit sound is *jambudvīpa* (㣅謨). The *Lokasthiti-abhidharma-śāstra* states: “There is a jambu tree growing on the northern border of this continent, on the southern bank of the Nimindhara River, precisely at the center of the continent, overlooking the water to the north. Beneath the tree, at the bottom of the water beneath the southern bank, there is jambu gold, anciently called *jambūnada-gold*. The tree derives its name from the gold, and the continent takes its designation from the tree; hence it is named Jambu.” The pronunciation is like *zhān* (譫), pronounced *zhi* + *ye* in fanqie. *Jamb* (㣅) is pronounced *can* + *lan* in fanqie, taking the rising tone of the character *lǎn*).