一切經音義 65.56

65.56

凭几 (leaning on an armrest: [the upper character is pronounced] 憑 + 證 [píng]. The Zhoushu mentions 'leaning on a jade armrest.' The Shuowen says: "To rely upon an armrest. Analyzed from 任 and 几." Some write it with 馮 as 憑, which is a vulgar form. The sutra writes 備, which is incorrect. The lower character is pronounced 紀 [jǐ]. The Liji records five types of armrests: jade-carved, red-lacquered, black-lacquered, plain armrests, and so on. The Shuowen says: "几 is a pictographic character." The sutra writes it with 'wood' (木) as 机, which is a vulgar form).