[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [翻譯名義集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131) › 2.199 # 翻譯名義集 2.199 翻譯名義集 2.199 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2.199) 【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."' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2.198) - [Next: 2.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2.200) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131~en-mt.2.199) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [華嚴經探玄記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1733.2.15) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2.199) · Pramāṇa