一切經音義 71.55

71.55

魍魎 [nature spirits / wangliang] (in ancient script written as 蝄 and 蜽; the two forms take the fanqie 亡強 [w- + -ang = wang] and 力掌 [l- + -iang = liang]: The Shuowen states: “The wangliang (蝄蜽) are quintessential spirits of mountains and rivers.” The Tongsu wen states: “Monstrous apparitions of trees and rocks are called wangliang; hence the term”).