翻譯名義集 7.24

English (machine translation) 7.24

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7.24

[Dhvaja] Zizhong translates it as "banner." The Xunwen says: "Zhe (pronounced shi-zhe), some pronounce as du. Citing the Erya, it says: 'A zhe is called a terrace.' And as for tuo, it means piled earth that has shed and fallen. We do not adopt this now, because it is simply a Sanskrit word."

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翻譯名義集 — 法雲, Classical Chinese