續一切經音義 1.172

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Lotus blossoms (菡萏) (The first [character] has the fanqie hán + gǎn [hàn]. The second has the fanqie tán + gǎn [dàn]. The commentary on the Mao Shijing states: 'When the flower has not yet opened it is called fúróng; when already opened it is called hàndàn.' The Erya states: 'The lotus is the fúqú; its blossoms are hàndàn.' The Erya writes it with the characters 菡萏. In the sūtra text it is written as 菡蓞, neither of which forms a proper character. It is also written as 𧂄, which is likewise incorrect).