【英汉对照佛学词典】

KALAVINKA,迦陵频伽


"A bird (mentioned in the Amitabha Sutra) whose singing is very melodious and which is first heard while still in the shell."

"The Indian cuckoo, a bird of fairyland, whose sweet songs charm all the inhabitants of the forest."

"A kalavinka bird is a bird described as having a melodious voice, and is found in the valleys of the Himalayas. It is said to sing in the shell before hatching."