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一切經音義 4.181

一切經音義 4.181

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命命鳥(梵音耆婆耆婆鳥此云命命據此即是從聲立名鳴即自呼耆婆耆婆也)。

命命鳥 (Jīvaṃjīvaka bird: In Sanskrit, jīva-jīva bird; here translated as 'life-life'. According to this, it is named after its sound; when calling, it cries out its own name, 'jīva-jīva').

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