Note 87 — Chapter VII
Reading edition
沉香塔. The aloes or eagle-wood is so-called because it sinks (ch'ên) in water. It is supposed to be the aloes-wood mentioned in the Bible.
Reading edition
沉香塔. The aloes or eagle-wood is so-called because it sinks (ch'ên) in water. It is supposed to be the aloes-wood mentioned in the Bible.