續一切經音義 6.93

6.93

Clay and kneading (埿捏: the upper character has the fanqie *nú* + *dī* [ní]; the *Shuowen* says, "*Ní* means mud," meaning water and earth mixed together; *ní* provides the sound. In the sūtra text it is written as 泥, which is the name of a river; the commentary on the *Mao Shi* says that Ni was originally a small town in the state of Wei, which is not what is meant in the sūtra. The lower character has the fanqie *nú* + *jié* [niē]; the *Qieyun* says, "To grasp with the hand"; also to press down; it is categorized under "hand" with an abbreviated *niè* phonetic).