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一切經音義 7.174

一切經音義 7.174

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堵羅綿(梵語輕耎絮也沙門道宣注戒云柳花絮蒲臺花綿白楊花絮白疊花絮等是也取輕細柔耎為喻也)。

Tūla cotton (堵羅綿): In Sanskrit, light and soft floss. The śramaṇa Daoxuan's commentary on the Vinaya says: ‘Willow catkins, cattail fuzz, white poplar floss, cotton (karpāsa) fuzz, etc. are of this kind; taken as a metaphor for lightness, fineness, and softness.’

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