[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) › 20.156 # 一切經音義 20.156 一切經音義 20.156 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.20.156) 群萌（古文氓同麥耕反萌芽也廣雅萌始也案萌冥昧皃也言眾庶無知也）。 > Multitudes of living beings (群萌: the ancient character for 氓, pronounced meng \[mai + geng fan\]. 萌 means sprouting. The Guangya states: '萌 means the beginning.' Note that 萌 also depicts darkness and obscurity, referring to the ignorant common people). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.20.155) - [Next: 20.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.20.157) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.20.156) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.20.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.20.156) · Pramāṇa