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一切經音義 11.225

一切經音義 11.225

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健沓和(梵語樂天名也虜質也不妙也正梵音云彥達縛無何反善能彈琴種種雅樂悉皆能妙常與上界諸天設樂亦名尋香神也)。

健沓和 [gandharva] (The name of a musical deva in Sanskrit. It is an unrefined and clumsy rendering. The correct Sanskrit pronunciation is *gandharva* [yan-da-rolling tongue-ba, fanqie: 無 + 何]. They are skilled at playing the zither and adept in all kinds of refined music, always performing music for the devas of the higher realms. They are also called "scent-seeking spirits").

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