佛名。見毘婆尸條。 Vibhāṣā，又作鼻婆沙，鞞婆沙，毘頗沙。譯曰廣說，勝說，異說。俱舍光記一曰：「毘者名為廣，或名為勝，或名為異，婆沙名說。」玄應音義二十四曰：「毘婆沙，或言鼻婆沙，隨相論作毘頗沙。此云廣解，或言廣說。亦云種種說，或言分分說，同一義也。」
vibhāṣā, option, alternative, tr. 廣解 wider interpretation, or 異說 different explanation. (1) TheVibhāṣā-śāstra, a philosophical treatise by Kātyāyanīputra, tr. by Saṅghabhūti A. D. 383. The Vaibhāṣikas 毘婆沙論師 were the followers of this realistic school, 'in Chinese texts mostly quoted under the name of Sarvāstivādaḥ.' Eitel. (2) A figure stated at several tens of thousands of millions. (3) Vipaśyin, v. 毘婆尸.
一毘婆沙 梵語 vibhāṣā。註解書之名。又作毘婆娑、鞞婆沙、鞞頗沙、鼻婆沙。略作婆沙。意譯廣解、廣說、勝說、種種說。註釋經書者，稱為優婆提舍；而以律、論之註釋為主者，稱為毘婆沙。現存漢譯藏經有關律之註釋，有薩婆多毘尼毘婆沙、善見律毘婆沙；有關論之註釋，有大毘婆沙論、五事毘婆沙論等。又廣解廣說之經論，統稱為毘婆沙論（梵 Vibhāṣā-śāstra）。於大藏經中，題為毘婆沙論者凡四部：(1)阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論，唐玄奘譯，凡二百卷，世稱新婆沙。略作婆沙論。其異譯本為北涼浮陀跋摩、道泰合譯者，凡百卷，今僅存六十卷，世稱舊婆沙。(2)鞞婆沙論。(3)五事毘婆沙論。(4)十住毘婆沙論。〔大智度論卷二、大唐西域記卷三、玄應音義卷二十、大唐內典錄卷五〕p4869
或言鼻婆沙隨相語作毗頗沙此譯云廣解或言廣說亦云種種說或言分分說同一義