一切經音義 32.347

32.347

筋脈（上謹欣反禮記云老者不以筋力為禮是也說文筋是肉之力也從肉竹竹即物之多筋者從力力即象筋也經或從角從艸作筋俗字也下孟百反考聲云正作衇亦俗脈說文云血之分邪行於體中者也從𠂢血聲𠂢音拍賣反經從肉作脉傅用已久故存之也）。

Sinews and vessels (筋脈: the upper character is 謹欣 fanqie. The *Record of Rites* says: "The elderly do not use muscular strength (筋力) for ceremonial etiquette," which is this. The *Shuowen* states: "*Jin* (筋) is the strength of the flesh; derived from 肉 and 竹 (bamboo)—bamboo being something with many fibers; and derived from 力 (strength)—strength representing the form of sinews." The sūtra sometimes writes it with 角 and 艸 as 筋, which is a vulgar character. The lower character is 孟百 fanqie. The *Kaosheng* states: "Properly written as 衇; 脈 is also vulgar." The *Shuowen* states: "The branches of blood running obliquely through the body; derived from 𠂢, with 血 as its phonetic component." 𠂢 is pronounced 拍賣 fanqie. The sūtra writes it with 肉 as 脉; because its transmission and usage have been long-standing, it is preserved here).