[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) › 3.173 # 一切經音義 3.173 一切經音義 3.173 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.173) 囉剎娑（梵語惡鬼神也上邏字轉舌呼引聲次剎音察下蘇何反此類諸鬼多居海島或住砂磧皆有俱生通力飛行人間能變美妙容儀魅惑於人詐相親輔方便誑誘而啖食之　見孔雀王經佛本行集經等具說）。 > Rākṣasa (Sanskrit for an evil demon or spirit. The upper syllable 'luo' \[囉\] is pronounced with a rolled tongue and a lengthened sound; next, 'cha' \[剎\] has the sound 察; the lower syllable \[娑\] is pronounced 蘇 + 何 fanqie. Spirits of this class mostly dwell on oceanic islands or in sandy deserts; all possess innate supernatural powers to fly through the human realm. They can transform themselves into beautiful and wonderful appearances to bewitch humans, falsely befriending and assisting them, employing expedient tricks to entice and deceive them, and then devouring them. See the detailed accounts in the Mayūrī-rāja-sūtra, the Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra, and elsewhere.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.172) - [Next: 3.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.174) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.3.173) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.3.173) · Pramāṇa