[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › 2.54 # 一切經音義 2.54 一切經音義 2.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2.54) 珂貝（可何反礦石類也次於玉也埤蒼云珂馬腦也或云潔白如雪所以用纓馬\[腐-付+隹\]也貝者螺貝也一名貝齒珠也今取白色為喻）。 > Corals and cowries (珂貝: \[珂 is\] \*k'ā\* + \*hâ\* = \*k'â\* \[ke-he\]. It is a kind of mineral stone, secondary to jade. The Picang says: '珂 is agate.' Some say it is pure white like snow, hence used to ornament a horse's reins. As for 貝, they are spiraled shells, also called 'cowrie-tooth pearls'. Here it is taken as a metaphor for whiteness). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2.53) - [Next: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2.55) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2.54) · Pramāṇa