一切經音義 13.54

13.54

Biaozhi [banners and signs] (the first character is fanqie: bi- + -yao; the Tongsuwen says: 'A distinctive emblem is called biao.' The Shuowen says: 'Biaozhi.' The Guiyuan zhucong says: 'Zhi is of the class of banners and flags; composed of巾 with 票 phonetic.' Writing with the 'fire' radical in the sūtra as 熛 is an error, meaning flying sparks. The second character is fanqie: chi- + -zhi; the Guangya says: 'Zhi means flag.' The Shiji says: 'The men held red flags [zhi]; flags.' The Kaosheng says: 'A record mark upon a banner pole.' The Tongsuwen says: 'A private mark is called zhi.' The Shuowen agrees with the Guangya; composed of 巾 with 戠 phonetic; also written with 志 as [巾*(土/心)], which is identical. In the sūtra text, writing with the 'fire' radical as 熾 means ablaze, which is not the meaning of the sūtra. 票 is fanqie: pi- + -yao; 戠 is fanqie: zhi- + -yi).