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The Long Āgama Sūtra 30.43

長阿含經 30.43

Language
Classical Chinese

30.43

「其園常生自然粳米,無有糠糩,如白花聚,眾味具足,如忉利天食。其園常有自然釜鍑,有摩尼珠,名曰焰光,置於鍑下,飯熟光滅,不假樵火,不勞人功。其園有樹,名曰曲躬,葉葉相次,天雨不漏,使諸男女止宿其下。復有香樹,高七十里,花果繁茂,其果熟時,皮殼自裂,出種種香,樹有高六十里、五十、四十,至高五里,花果繁茂,出種種香,乃至樂器樹,亦復如是。其土人民至彼園中游戲娛樂,一日、二日,至于七日,其善見園無人守護,隨意游戲,然後復去。

“Natural rice is always present in that park. [It grows by itself without being planted] and doesn’t any husk or chaff. It looks like a cluster of white flowers, possesses many flavors, and resembles the food of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“That park always has natural iron kettles present. They have maṇi gems called Brilliant Light in the bottom, which cook food when the light goes out. It doesn’t require firewood, fire, or troublesome human labor.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“That park has a kind of tree called Bending Over. When men and women stop under them when it rains, their leaves line up such that water doesn’t drip between them.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Also, there are perfume trees that stand thirty-five kilometers tall with abundant flowers and fruit. When the fruit is ripe, the skin splits open by itself and produces all sorts of perfume. Those trees are sometimes thirty kilometers tall … twenty-five … twenty … as little as 2.5 kilometers tall. Their flowers and fruit are abundant. When the fruit is ripe, [the skin splits open by itself] to produce all sorts of perfume … The musical instrument trees are likewise.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“People in that land walk around in that park for recreation, staying for one … two … or seven days. That Sudarśana Park has no wardens, so people can wander through it as they like and leave afterward.

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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