翻譯名義集 2.199

2.199

【鄔波僧訶】或優婆僧伽。梁云小師子，又云狻猊。《爾雅》曰：「狻猊如[戔*(虎-儿+几)]（在姦）貓，食虎豹。」注云：「即師子。出西域。」《大論》「問：『何以名師子座？』答：『是號名師子，非實師子。佛為人中師子，佛所坐處，若床若地，皆名師子座。』」

[Upasiṃha] (鄔波僧訶): Or upasaṅgha (優婆僧伽). In the Liang translated as 'small lion' (小師子), and also as *suanni* (狻猊). The *Erya* states: 'The *suanni* resembles a wildcat ([戔*(虎-儿+几)]貓) and eats tigers and leopards.' The commentary says: 'It is the lion. It comes from the Western Regions.' The *Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra* asks: '"Why is it called a lion seat (siṃhāsana)?" Answer: "It is an honorary name 'lion', not an actual lion. The Buddha is a lion among men. The place where the Buddha sits, whether a couch or the ground, is called a lion seat."'