一切經音義 4.68

4.68

Webbed membrane (鞔䋄: the upper character [鞔] is pronounced *m[o]* + *[p]an* [mán]. Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary to the *Zhouli* says: "Grass sandal covering is called *man*." The *Guangya* says: "To patch." The lower character [䋄] is pronounced *w[u]* + *[f]ang* [wǎng]. This refers to the webbed membranes between the Tathāgata's ten fingers, resembling a net. The *Yijing* says: "Baoxi knotted cord to make nets (䋄)." The *Shuowen [jiezi]* writes it as 𱻆, an ancient character; it is also written simply as 冈, a pictographic character).