一切經音義 3.73

3.73

栴檀香 (the Sanskrit name for white sandalwood [candana]. The upper character is *zhī* + *rán* [fanqie]; the lower character is *táng* + *lán* [fanqie]. This incense is produced in the Southern Seas; there are two varieties, red and white, the red being superior. The names of fragrant flowers in the sūtra text below have already been fully explained in the preceding fascicles).