[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) › 3.219 # 翻譯名義集 3.219 翻譯名義集 3.219 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.219](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.219) 【阿濕摩揭婆】此云琥珀，其色紅瑩。《博物誌》云：「松脂入地千年，化為茯苓；茯苓千年，化為琥珀。」《廣誌》云：「生地中，其上及傍，不生草木。深者八九尺，大如斛，削去上皮，中是琥珀。」 > \[Aśmagarbha\] Here translated as amber; its color is red and lustrous. The Bowu zhi states: 'When pine resin enters the earth for a thousand years, it transforms into tuckahoe (fuling); after another thousand years, tuckahoe transforms into amber.' The Guang zhi states: 'It is born in the earth; above and around it, no grass or trees grow. The deep ones are eight or nine chi down and as large as a bushel; scraping off the outer skin, the inside is amber.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.218) - [Next: 3.220](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.220) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131~en-mt.3.219) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.219](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.3.219) · Pramāṇa