一切經音義 21.43

21.43

The secret within the jewel casket (The jewel refers to the wish-fulfilling jewel; this is a metaphor for *prajñā*. The casket refers to a box; this is a metaphor for the Buddha's body. It means that *prajñā* within the Buddha's body is like a wish-fulfilling jewel in a casket. "Secret" refers to the profound mystery, which is *prajñā* itself. Thus the sixty-fourth fascicle of the *Dazhidulun* states: "*Prajñā* is the wish-fulfilling jewel, while the Buddha's relics are the casket. Although there is no *prajñā* within the relics themselves, because they are perfumed and brought to completion by *prajñā*, they receive offerings." The character 祕 is sometimes written with the grain radical [秘], pronounced 滿結, which refers to a fragrant herb).