續一切經音義 1.10

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Jibin 罽賓 (The upper character is the fanqie ju + you; the name of a country in the Western Regions. Sometimes called Geshimiluoge or Jiayemiluo, these are all phonetic corruptions of the Sanskrit. The correct form is Kaśmīra. This is translated as 'Who Enters?'. When this country had not yet established its capital, there was a great dragon pond which people dared not approach. An arhat, observing that the terrain was suitable for human habitation, begged the dragon for a plot of land that could accommodate one knee. At that time, the dragon granted it. The arhat gradually enlarged his body until his knee filled the dragon pond. The dragon, bound by his word, abandoned it and departed. The arhat then used his supernormal power to dry up its waters, and thereupon built city walls. The populace all said: 'Were it not for the holy master, who would dare enter?' Because of these words, it was established as the name of the country.).