一切經音義 3.127

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婆羅門 (Brāhmaṇa: In Sanskrit, this is the name of the god Brahmā. In the Tang language, it is rendered 'pure conduct' or 'brahmacaryā'. These people say of themselves: 'Our original primal ancestor was born from the mouth of Brahmā', and they subsequently took the name of Brahmā as their clan name. Passed down generation after generation, they study the scriptures and treatises of the four Vedas; all of them are broadly knowledgeable, highly talented, and thoroughly versed in the various treatises. Most serve as preceptors and tutors to kings, or dwell in high virtue without taking office, or seek immortality to nourish longevity, at times attaining the status of five-superknowledges immortals).