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The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.15

長阿含經 30.15

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Classical Chinese

30.15

「須彌山王有七寶階道,其下階道廣六十由旬,挾道兩邊有七重寶牆、七重欄楯、七重羅網、七重行樹,金牆銀門,銀牆金門,水精牆琉璃門,琉璃牆水精門,赤珠牆馬瑙門,馬瑙牆赤珠門,車𤦲牆眾寶門。其欄楯者,金欄銀桄,銀欄金桄,水精欄琉璃桄,琉璃欄水精桄,赤珠欄馬瑙桄,馬瑙欄赤珠桄,車𤦲欄眾寶桄。其欄楯上有寶羅網,其金羅網下懸銀鈴,其銀羅網下懸金鈴,琉璃羅網懸水精鈴,水精羅網懸琉璃鈴,赤珠羅網懸馬瑙鈴,馬瑙羅網懸赤珠鈴,車𤦲羅網懸眾寶鈴。其金樹者金根金枝銀葉華實,其銀樹者銀根銀枝金葉華實,其水精樹水精根枝琉璃華葉,其琉璃樹琉璃根枝水精華葉,其赤珠樹赤珠根枝馬瑙華葉,其馬瑙樹者馬瑙根枝赤珠華葉,車𤦲樹者車𤦲根枝眾寶華葉。

“Sumeru the mountain king has stairways made of the seven treasures. At the bottom, the stairways are sixty yojanas wide. On both sides, the path is bordered by a seven walls, seven balustrades, seven nettings, and seven rows of trees.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“The gold walls have silver gates, the silver walls have gold gates, the crystal walls have beryl gates, the beryl walls have crystal gates, the ruby walls have emerald gates, the emerald walls have ruby gates, and the coral walls have gates made of many treasures.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“The balustrades had gold balusters with silver rails, silver balusters with gold rails, crystal balusters with beryl rails, beryl balusters with crystal rails, ruby balusters with emerald rails, emerald balusters with ruby rails, and coral balusters with rails made of many treasures.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Above those balustrades, there are precious nettings. The gold netting is hung with silver bells, the silver netting is hung with gold bells, the beryl netting is hung with crystal bells, the crystal netting is hung with beryl bells, the ruby netting is hung with emerald bells, the emerald netting is hung with ruby bells, and the coral netting is hung with bells made of many treasures.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“The gold trees have gold roots and limbs and silver leaves, flowers, and fruit. The silver trees have silver roots and limbs and gold leaves, flowers, and fruit. The crystal trees have crystal roots and limbs and beryl leaves, flowers[, and fruit]. The beryl trees have beryl roots and limbs and crystal leaves, flowers[, and fruit]. The ruby trees have ruby roots and limbs and emerald leaves, flowers[, and fruit]. The emerald trees have emerald roots and limbs and ruby leaves, flowers[, and fruit]. The coral trees have coral roots and limbs and leaves, flowers[, and fruit] made of many treasures.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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