翻譯名義集 2.140

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【闍黎哆】此云祖父。《文句》云：「眾生最初生，彼道名祖父，後生者亦名祖父。」妙樂云：「亦是後生者之祖父也。」

[Jārita] This translates as 'ancestor'. The *Wenju* says: 'The sentient beings born earliest in that realm are named ancestors; those born later are also named ancestors.' *Miaole* says: 'They are also the ancestors of those born later.'