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一切經音義 21.95

一切經音義 21.95

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乾闥婆(此云食香或云尋香言此類尋逐食之香氣往彼娛樂以求食也舊云樂神者非正翻也)。

Gandharva (乾闥婆: translates here as 'scent-eater' or 'scent-seeker', meaning that this class seeks out the aroma of food and goes there to make merry in search of food. The older translation as 'music spirit' [樂神] is not an exact translation).

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