一切經音義 44.239

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迦蘭陀（或言迦蘭䭾迦或言羯蘭鐸迦鳥名也其形似鵲鞞紐婆那此云竹林謂大竹林也此鳥多栖此林昔有國王於此睡息蛇來欲螫鳥鳴覺之王荷其恩散食養鳥林主居士遂從此鳥為名名迦蘭䭾舊安外道後奉如來也）。

Kalandaka (迦蘭陀): also rendered Kalandaka (迦蘭䭾迦) or Kalandaka (羯蘭鐸迦); it is the name of a bird, resembling a magpie. 'Veṇuvana' (鞞紐婆那) is here translated as Bamboo Grove, meaning a great grove of bamboo. These birds mostly perched in this grove. In the past, there was a king who was sleeping here; a snake came wishing to bite him, and the birds cried out, awakening him. Grateful for their kindness, the king scattered food to feed the birds. The householder who owned the grove then took his name from this bird, being named Kalandaka. Formerly it housed non-Buddhists, but later was offered to the Tathāgata.