翻譯名義集 2.199

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[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."'