一切經音義 27.104

27.104

恒沙（殑伽河神名也河從神立稱此河具五義諸經多寄為喻殑音其矜反又取上聲也）。

Sands of the Gaṅgā (hengsha): (Gaṅgā is the name of a river goddess; the river was named after the goddess. This river possesses five qualities; many sūtras use it as a metaphor. Jing is qi + jin [qíng]; it also takes the rising tone).