一切經音義 19.87

19.87

迦止栗那綿（亦名迦真隣底迦瑞鳥名也身有細耎毛非常輕好如綿絹績以為衣或為絮轉輪聖王方御此服也今雖有此鳥類非鳥也其毛麤惡不堪絹績也）。

Kācilindika cotton (迦止栗那綿: also named 迦真隣底迦, the name of an auspicious bird. Its body has soft, delicate feathers, extraordinarily light and fine like silk floss, which can be spun into clothing or made into wadding. Only a wheel-turning sage king wears this garment. Although this kind of bird exists today, it is not truly that bird; its plumage is coarse and inferior, unsuitable for spinning into silk).