一切經音義 60.142

60.142

To repent and reform (悛改; the first character is fanqie 七 + 緣. The Boya says: "悛 means to change." The Fangyan says: "From the east of the mountains onward, to reform is called 悛." The Shuowen says: "To cease; it takes radical 心 and 夋 as phonetic." 夋 is fanqie 七 + 旬).