續一切經音義 4.16

4.16

Vaiśya (薜舍: the upper is pú + jì [bì]; Sanskrit, also written as 毘舍 or 吠舍, one of the four castes of the Western Regions. They are prosperous in wealth, dealing with nobles and dignitaries, or traveling as merchants trading goods across foreign lands, accumulating wealth and storing treasures in their homes; they are either addressed as elders (śreṣṭhin) or granted fief names).