一切經音義 12.126

12.126

Granaries and storehouses (倉廩: the upper character is pronounced cuò-láng fan [cāng]. The Zhouli says: "The Granary Officer is in charge of storing the intake of grain." The Shuowen says: "A storehouse for grain. It takes shí abbreviated and kǒu, depicting the shape of a granary." The lower character is pronounced lì-jǐn fan [lǐn]. The Shuowen says: "It takes yǎn [shelter] and lǐn. Lǐn derives from rù and huí, representing a house with doors and windows, with hé [grain] beneath." In the Zilin and in the sūtra it is written as 稟, which is also acceptable).