一切經音義 72.235

72.235

婆羅門（此言訛略也應云婆羅賀摩拏此義云承習大法者其人種類自云從梵天口生四姓中勝故獨取梵名唯五天竺有諸國即無經中梵志亦此名也正言靜胤言是梵天之苗胤也）。

婆羅門 [brāhmaṇa] (This transcription is corrupt and abbreviated; it should properly be *brāhmaṇa*. The meaning is 'one who practices and follows the Great Dharma.' People of this caste say of themselves that they were born from Brahmā's mouth; because they are superior among the four castes, they exclusively took Brahmā's name. They exist only in the Five Indias and not in other countries. The 'brahmacārin' [梵志] in the sūtras is also this name; properly it means 'pure descendant,' meaning they are the offspring of Brahmā).