一切經音義 8.78

8.78

Awn clothing (芒衣: [the first character is] pronounced 武 + 房 fanqie; Kaosheng says: the awn of grass; however, there is a distinct grass whose leaves are like sword blades, cutting anyone who touches them; the Nirgrantha non-Buddhists make garments out of it to cut their skin and flesh, taking this to be ascetic practice).