The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.21
長阿含經 30.21
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30.21
「欝單曰有大樹王,名菴婆羅,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬。弗于逮有大樹王,名伽藍浮,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬。俱耶尼有大樹王,名曰斤提,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬;又其樹下有石牛幢,高一由旬。閻浮提有大樹王,名曰閻浮提,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬。金翅鳥王及龍王樹,名俱利睒婆羅,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬。阿修羅王有樹,名善畫,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬。忉利天有樹,名曰晝度,圍七由旬,高百由旬,枝葉四布五十由旬。
“Uttarakuru has a great tree king named Amra. It’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction.
“Pūrvavideha has a great tree king named Kadamba. It’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction.
“Godānīya has a great tree king named Tinduka. It’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction. That tree also has a banner of a stone bull under it that’s one yojana tall.
“Jambudvīpa has a great tree king named Jambu. it’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction.
“The king of the garuḍa birds and the king of the nāgas have a tree named Kūṭaśālmali. It’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction.
“The king of the asuras has a tree named Good Day. It’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction.
“The Trāyastriṃśa Heaven has a tree named Pārijāta. It’s seven yojanas around and a hundred yojanas tall. It’s limbs and leaves spread out for fifty yojanas in each direction.
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation