一切經音義 26.145

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Tianzhu [天竺, India] (sometimes called Yuandu [身毒], or Xiandou [賢豆]; all are corrupt forms; the correct name is Indu [印度], translated here as "Moon"; the moon has a thousand names, and this is one designation. This is because in that land sages have succeeded one another, awakening sentient beings and illuminating them like the moon. Alternatively, it is said that Xiandou was originally the name of the Heavenly Lord [Indra], and because the land is protected by the Heavenly Lord, the world accordingly named it after him).