一切經音義 42.166

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42.166

安怛袒那 [Antardhāna] (The sound is zǔ plus tán and làn fanqie. A Sanskrit word; in the Tang language it means "concealment", which is invisibility. Because in that country [India] the orthodox and heterodox are mixed in their beliefs, and disparate paths dwell side by side, criticizing each other and asserting themselves while refuting others, the Buddha, by his supernatural power, expounded this essential method, wishing to cause Yoga practitioners to achieve free and unobstructed rapid success at will. If defiled thoughts arise in depraved or wicked places, unobstructed rapid success serves as verification; hence this doubt is resolved).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese