續一切經音義 4.47

4.47

蓬勃 (for the first character, [péng], fanqie 蒲公 [b- + -uŋ = buŋ/péng], meaning chaotic. For the second character, [bó], fanqie 蒲沒 [b- + -uot = buot/bó]. 勃 means flourishing. It is noted: like the flourishing chaos of tumbleweeds. Now in the sūtra text it is written as the two forms 熢 and 㶿. The first is pronounced 峯, meaning a watchman's beacon fire at night; the character books have no péng pronunciation for it. For the second character, 㛘 means smoke rising; if dust rises it is written 𡋯; if fragrant vapour it is written 馥; if perverse of mind it is written 悖; if broad waters it is 浡; none of these describe a chaotic, flourishing, sudden rising appearance. It should properly be written 蓬勃.)