一切經音義 35.174

35.174

Basil branch-tip (蘭香𰱬) (the second character is *shuang-jiao* fan; the orthodox form is 梢, taking the wood radical and the *xiao* (肖) sound; this is the Tathāgata's metaphorical teaching: generally, when the basil flower comes forth, the flower seed at the tip of the twig splits into seven parts; when a sinner's head is smashed by virtuous spirits, it splits into seven parts like the tip of that basil twig; ancient translations that say 'branch of the *a-li* tree' are erroneous; there originally is no *a-li* tree).