貝ㄅㄟˋbèi多ㄉㄨㄛduō

  1. 古代印度人將佛經書寫於貝多樹的葉子上，故以此語為佛經的代稱。唐·李商隱〈題僧壁〉詩：「若信貝多真實語，三生同聽一樓鐘。」

英pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera)​, whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras