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The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.25

長阿含經 30.25

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Classical Chinese

30.25

「過是地空,其空地中復有花池,縱廣五十由旬,復有鉢頭摩池、俱物頭池、分陀利池,毒蛇滿中,各縱廣五十由旬。過是地空,其空地中有大海水,名欝禪那,此水下有轉輪聖王道,廣十二由旬。挾道兩邊有七重牆、七重欄楯、七重羅網、七重行樹,周匝校飾,以七寶成,閻浮提地轉輪聖王出于世時,水自然去,其道平現。去海不遠有山,名欝禪,其山端嚴,樹木繁茂,花果熾盛,眾香芬馥,異類禽獸靡所不有。去欝禪山不遠有山,名金壁,中有八萬巖窟,八萬象王止此窟中,其身純白,頭有雜色,口有六牙,齒間金填。過金壁山已,有山名雪山,縱廣五百由旬,深五百由旬,東西入海,雪山中間有寶山,高二十由旬。

“Beyond that is an open region. In that open region, there’s an [utpala] flower lake that’s fifty yojanas across. There’s also a padma flower lake, a kumuda flower lake, and a puṇḍarīka flower lake. They’re filled with venomous snakes, and each is fifty yojanas across.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Beyond that open region, there’s an ocean in an open area named *Ujanna (?). There’s a noble wheel-turning king’s road beneath this sea that’s twelve yojanas wide. On both sides, the road is bordered by seven walls, seven balustrades, seven nettings, and seven rows of trees that are decorated all around and made the seven treasures. When a noble wheel-turning king arises in the land of Jambudvīpa, that sea naturally recedes to expose the road just above its surface.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Not far beyond that sea, there’s a mountain named *Uja (?). That mountain is majestic. Trees grow abundantly there, flowers and fruit are bountiful, and their many fragrances are sweet-smelling. There’s also a diversity of animals with no species that isn’t present.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Not far beyond Mount *Uja (?) is a mountain named Golden Wall. There are 80,000 caves inside of it, and 80,000 elephant kings stay in those caves. Their bodies are all white, their heads are mottled, and they have six tusks in their mouths and gold between their teeth.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Beyond that Mount Golden Wall, there’s a mountain named Himavat. It’s five hundred yojanas across and five hundred yojanas high. The ocean is to its east and west, and there are treasure mountains twelve yojanas tall between it and Mount Himavat.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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