有人為王所逼走曠野，有旃陀羅五人各持刀逐其人。五刀譬人之五陰也。見涅槃經二十三，雜阿含經四十三。
The 'five swords' or slayers who were sent in pursuit of a man who fled from his king, e. g. the five skandhas 五蘊.
一五刀 譬喻五陰。據北本涅槃經卷二十三載，有人受王所逼而逃，有五旃陀羅（梵 caṇḍāla，巴同。譯作屠者、執暴惡人等）持刀追逐其後。此五刀譬喻人之色、受、想、行、識等五陰。〔雜阿含經卷四十三〕p1389