一切經音義 8.98

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白檀（唐蘭反香木名也白赤俱香赤者為上梵云贊那曩古譯云栴檀香是也出外國海島中）。

White sandalwood [白檀] (The second character has the fanqie tang + lan [唐蘭反]. The name of a fragrant wood. Both the white and red varieties are fragrant; the red one is superior. In Sanskrit it is called candana [贊那曩]; in ancient translations it is rendered as zhantan incense [栴檀香]. It is produced in overseas island realms).