[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) › 41.378 # 一切經音義 41.378 一切經音義 41.378 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.378](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41.378) 芭蕉（上𲁌麻反下子消反王逸注楚辝云香草名也生交阯葉如蓆煮可紡績也亦不堅之草也所以經文指以為喻也文字典說二字並從草巴焦皆聲也）。 > Bā-jiāo 芭蕉 (The first character has the fanqie 𲁌麻; the second character has the fanqie 子消. Wang Yi's commentary to the Chuci says: “The name of a fragrant plant; it grows in Jiaozhi, its leaves resemble woven mats, and when boiled it can be spun and woven. It is also an unyielding, unsubstantial plant.” For this reason, the sūtra uses it as a metaphor. The Wenzidian shuo says: “Both characters are derived from 艸 ('grass') with 巴 and 焦 as their respective phonetic elements.”) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.377](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41.377) - [Next: 41.379](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41.379) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41.378) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [續一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2129.1.174) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41.378](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41.378) · Pramāṇa