[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 30.20 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.20 長阿含經 30.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.20) 佛告比丘：「須彌山北有天下，名欝單曰，其土正方，縱廣一萬由旬，人面亦方，像彼地形。須彌山東有天下，名弗于逮，其土正圓，縱廣九千由旬，人面亦圓，像彼地形。須彌山西有天下，名俱耶尼，其土形如半月，縱廣八千由旬，人面亦爾，像彼地形。須彌山南有天下，名閻浮提，其土南狹北廣，縱廣七千由旬，人面亦爾，像此地形。須彌山北面天金所成，光照北方。須彌山東面天銀所成，光照東方。須彌山西面天水精所成，光照西方。須彌山南面天琉璃所成，光照南方。 > The Buddha told the monks, “North of Mount Sumeru, there is a continent named Uttarakuru. That land is perfectly square and 10,000 yojanas across. The people there have square faces that resemble the shape of their land. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “East of Mount Sumeru, there’s a continent named Pūrvavideha. That land is perfectly round and 9,000 yojanas across. The people there have round faces that resemble the shape of their land. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “West of Mount Sumeru, there’s a continent named Godānīya. That land is the shape of a half moon and 8,000 yojanas across. The people there have faces that likewise resemble the shape of that land. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “South of Mount Sumeru, there’s a continent named Jambudvīpa. That land is narrow in the south and wide in the north, and it’s 7,000 yojanas across. The people there have faces that likewise resemble the shape of that land. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The north side of Mount Sumeru is made of heavenly gold that shines northward. The east side of Mount Sumeru is made of heavenly silver that shines eastward. The west side of Mount Sumeru is made of heavenly crystal that shines westward. The south side of Mount Sumeru is made of heavenly beryl that shines southward. > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 30.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.19) - [Next: 30.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.21) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.30.p28) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.30.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.30.20) · Pramāṇa