一切經音義 70.159

70.159

Crowned with a garland (冠花鬘: fanqie: g[ǔ] + [w]àn; guan is like wearing. Below, the Sanskrit word is mālā; translated here as 'garland' [man], pronounced with the fanqie m[ò] + [b]ān. In the Western regions garland-makers mostly use sumana flowers, stringing them in rows to make cords; regardless of men or women, noble or lowly, they all adorn themselves with these, either on their heads or on their bodies as embellishment. Thus in various sūtras there are 'garland markets', 'heavenly garlands', 'jeweled garlands', etc., which are the same thing. The character is formed from 髟, pronounced with the fanqie sh[uǒ] + [xi]án, with 臱 as phonetic; 臱 is pronounced with the fanqie m[í] + [r]án).