一切經音義 70.184

English (machine translation) 70.184

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70.184

Form marketplace (色廛: fanqie: zh[ì] + [li]án. The Sanskrit term is avacara, translated here as 'marketplace'. The Liji says: 'Tax the fields and marketplaces without levying tribute.' Zheng [Xuan] says: 'Chan refers to inns and shops where market goods are stored.' Chan means dwelling; what people inhabit. The Fangyan says: 'Between Eastern Qi and the sea and Mount Dai, dwelling is called chan.' Old translations gave 'desire realm practice', which is suspected to be erroneous. Note that the Sanskrit term for practice (saṃskāra) is saṃsekala).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese