一切經音義 7.146

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Rākṣasa (羅剎娑): A Sanskrit word. In ancient times it was called luóshà (羅剎), which is erroneous. The character luó (羅) should be pronounced in the rising tone together with a trilled tongue and a lengthened sound to be correct. This is the name of a violent and evil demon. The males are extremely ugly, while the females are exceedingly beautiful; both devour human flesh. There is separately a Kingdom of Rākṣasīs located on an island in the ocean, as fully explained in the Fo benxing jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra).