續一切經音義 3.216

3.216

Without reliance (無怙: for the upper, wáng + fū [wú]; in ancient eccentric script written as 无, resembling heaven bending at the northwest corner. Some editions have 旡, pronounced jì, which is not the character wú. For the lower, hú + gǔ [hù]; the Erya says, "怙 and 恃 mean to rely upon." The Shijing says, "Without a father, upon whom can one rely? Without a mother, upon whom can one depend?").