一切經音義 34.521

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三塗（又作途𨑒二形同達胡反言三塗者俗書春秋有三塗危險之處借此為名塗猶道也非謂塗炭之義若依梵本則云阿波那伽低此云惡趣不名惡道道是因義由履而行趣是果名已到之處故不名惡道也）。

三塗 [Three wretched destinies] (Also written in the two forms 途 and 𨑒, the same; the fanqie is 達 + 胡 [tú]. As for the "three *tu*, " in worldly books, the Chunqiu mentions the perilous and hazardous place called Santu ("Three Roads"), and this term was borrowed for the name; *tu* is like "path" (道), not meaning "mud and ashes" (塗炭). If one follows the Sanskrit text, it is called *apāyagati* (阿波那伽低), which is translated here as "evil destinies" (惡趣), not "evil paths" (惡道). "Path" has the meaning of cause, because one treads and walks along it; "destiny" is the name of the result, the place already reached, which is why it is not properly called "evil paths").