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(地名)即中国也。唐书西域传曰:‘贞观十五年,(中略)帝命云骑尉梁怀�`持节慰抚,尸罗逸多惊问国人:自古亦有摩诃震旦使者至吾国乎?’同注曰:‘一切经音义,摩诃此言大也。’法苑珠林曰:‘梵称此方为脂那,或云真丹,或作震旦,盖承声有楚夏耳。’

ID: 3974 Origin: [丁福保佛学大词典]