翻譯名義集 3.213

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3.213

[Suvarṇa] Also written xiuba'na; here translated as gold. The Da zhidu lun states: 'Gold comes from mountain rocks, sand, and red copper.' Xu Shen states: 'Gold has five colors; yellow gold is the foremost. Buried for long it does not change; refined a hundred times it does not lose weight.' Paramārtha explained the four meanings of gold: '1. Its color does not change; 2. Its substance is free of contamination; 3. It can be transformed without hindrance; 4. It makes people wealthy. These are used to illustrate the four virtues of the dharmakāya: permanence, purity, self, and bliss.'

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翻譯名義集 — 法雲, Classical Chinese