一切經音義 48.145

48.145

Gluttonous and covetous (饕, *tā-láo* fanqie; the lower character is also written 飻, the same, *tā-jié* fanqie. According to the Zuo zhuan, the lineage of Jinyun had an unworthy son who was greedy for food and drink and craved wealth and property; his amassings knew no bounds or limits, and the people called him Taotie. Du Yu says: 'Greed for wealth is called *tao* (饕); greed for food is called *tie* (餮).')