一切經音義 47.235

47.235

吠舍（梵言扶癈反舊言鞞舍此云坐估也案天竺國俗多重寶貨此等營求積財巨億坐而出內故以也）。

Vaiśya (Sanskrit; fanqie: 扶 + 癈 [f- + -ei → fei]; formerly called *beishe*, translated here as "sedentary merchant"; examining the customs of the Indian realm, they mostly value treasures and commodities, and these people pursue and accumulate wealth into the hundreds of millions, sitting and trading, hence the name).