一切經音義 3.83

3.83

扇搋半擇迦 ('Chuāi' is *chì* + *jiā* [fanqie: chāi]; in the sūtra text it is written as 𭡁, which does not form a proper character. 'Jiā' is *jiāng* + *qū* [fanqie: jiā]; a Sanskrit term [ṣaṇḍha-paṇḍaka], in the Tang language called 'eunuch' (huángmén). There are five kinds, as explained in detail in the great Vinaya texts. A summary verse recorded here says: "The innate, the castrated, the jealous, the variable, and the half-monthly; these are the five").