一切經音義 21.43

21.43

珠函之祕（珠謂如意寶珠此喻般若也函謂篋也此喻佛身也謂般若在佛身中猶如意珠在函也祕謂祕奧即是般若也故大智度論第六十四云般若是如意珠佛舍利是函筴舍利中雖無般若而為般若所熏成故得供養也祕字有從禾作者音滿結反乃是香草也）。

The secret within the jewel casket (The jewel refers to the wish-fulfilling jewel; this is a metaphor for *prajñā*. The casket refers to a box; this is a metaphor for the Buddha's body. It means that *prajñā* within the Buddha's body is like a wish-fulfilling jewel in a casket. "Secret" refers to the profound mystery, which is *prajñā* itself. Thus the sixty-fourth fascicle of the *Dazhidulun* states: "*Prajñā* is the wish-fulfilling jewel, while the Buddha's relics are the casket. Although there is no *prajñā* within the relics themselves, because they are perfumed and brought to completion by *prajñā*, they receive offerings." The character 祕 is sometimes written with the grain radical [秘], pronounced 滿結, which refers to a fragrant herb).