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續一切經音義 6.135

續一切經音義 6.135

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毘沙門(梵語也或云毘舍羅娑拏或云吠室羅末拏此譯云普聞或云多聞其王最富寶物自然眾多人聞故也主領藥叉羅剎藥叉此云傷謂能傷害人)。

Vaiśravaṇa (毘沙門: a Sanskrit word; also rendered *pisheluosuona* (毘舍羅娑拏) or *feishiluomona* (吠室羅末拏). Translated here as 'Widely Renowned' or 'Much Hearing'. This king is the wealthiest in precious objects, which naturally come to him, so many people hear of him. He commands yakṣas and rākṣasas. Yakṣa is translated here as 'injury', meaning capable of harming people).

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