一切經音義 2.22

2.22

Sinews and vessels (筋脉: the upper character is jin + xin fan. The Rites of Zhou states that physicians nourish the sinews with pungent flavors. The Shuowen jiezi says: the strength of flesh. It takes the flesh (肉) and bamboo (竹) significs; bamboo is a thing with many fibers. It takes the strength (力) signific; 力 resembles a sinew. In the sūtra it is written with the grass signific as 莇, which is an error. The lower character is yu + bo fan; it is a popular character. The Rites of Zhou states that physicians nourish the vessels with salty flavors. The Shuowen jiezi says: the distribution of the blood's patterns circulating through the body is called vessels (脉). Written with the blood (血) signific and pai phonetic as 衇, or written as 𧖴, both are the standard forms).