一切經音義 35.244

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嗚嚕捺囉叉（捺音奴葛反西方樹木子核文以排核大小如櫻桃顆或如小彈子有顆紫色此名金剛子堪作數珠金剛部念誦人即用此珠甚堅硬）。

嗚嚕捺囉叉 (Rudrākṣa; nà is nú-gè fanqie; the kernel of a tree fruit in the Western regions, lined with rows of pits; the pit ranges in size from a cherry fruit to a small pellet, and some are purple. These are called vajra seeds [vajrākṣa], suitable for making rosaries; practitioners of the Vajra division use these beads, which are extremely hard).