一切經音義 64.64

English (machine translation) 64.64

Language: English

64.64

分牻 (Mottled black and white: pronounced with the fanqie 麻邦 [máng]. The Kaogongji says: "For the duke's jade tablet, a máng ox is used." The commentary says: "牻 refers to an ox." The Shuowen jiezi states: "An ox with mixed black and white hair." In the Vinaya text it is written as 尨, meaning a long-haired hound, as in the Shijing: "Let not the hound (尨) bark.")

Previous: 64.63
Next: 64.65
Up: 64

Linked texts (1)

一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese