續一切經音義 8.93

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8.93

Vaiśya (薜舍: also Sanskrit; 薜 is [pronounced] 毘桂 [bì]; also written as feishe [吠舍]. Translated here as 'Merchant Master'. Although they have great fortune and much precious wealth, they cannot master the classical canons; they engage in trade, circulation, and accumulation, or are granted estates and towns, mostly serving as elders who bring honor and stability to the borders of the realm to relieve the impoverished).

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