一切經音義 59.358

59.358

蠱道（公戶反聲類戈者反說文蠱腹中虫也謂行毒虫字從蟲在皿字意也）。

蠱道 [gu sorcery] (Pronounced with the fanqie 公戶 [gǔ]. The Shenglei gives the fanqie 戈者 [guǎ]. The Shuowen jiezi states: "Insects inside the belly." It refers to practicing toxic venomous vermin. The graph is composed of 'insects' (虫) inside a 'vessel' (皿), showing the semantic intent of the character).