續一切經音義 3.146

3.146

披緇 (The first character has the fanqie fu + ji. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'To open; to disperse.' It is also written as 帔, meaning a short cape or kerchief. It is also written as 被, with the pronunciation ping + yi, meaning to wear, to add, or clothes. Here one should follow the latter form. The second character has the fanqie ce + chi. The Shuowen jiezi says: '緇 is black silk.' The Analects of Confucius says: 'Can it be immersed in black dye and not become black?' The commentary says: '涅 refers to black mud that can be used to dye things black.' 涅 has the fanqie nu + jie; it is composed of 'water' and 'sun parching earth').