大唐西域記 1.20

1.20

阿耆尼國，東西六百餘里，南北四百餘里。國大都城周六七里。四面據山，道險易守。泉流交帶，引水為田。土宜穈、黍、宿麥、香棗、蒲萄、梨、柰諸菓。氣序和暢，風俗質直。文字取則印度，微有繒絹。服飾氈褐，斷髮無巾。貨用金錢、銀錢、小銅錢。王，其國人也，勇而寡略，好自稱伐，國無綱紀，法不整肅。伽藍十餘所，僧徒二千餘人，習學小乘教說一切有部，經教律儀，既遵印度，諸習學者，即其文而翫之。戒行律儀，潔清勤勵。然食雜三淨，滯於漸教矣。

The kingdom of 'O-ki-ni (Akni or Agni) is about 500 li from east to west, and about 400 li from north to south.
The chief town of the realm is in circuit 6 or 7 li. On all sides it is girt with hills. The roads are precipitous and easy of defence. Numerous streams unite, and are led in channels to irrigate the fields. The soil is suitable for red millet, winter wheat, scented dates, grapes, pears, and plums, and other fruits. The air is soft and agreeable; the manners of the people are sincere and upright. The written character is, with few differences, like that of India. The clothing (of the people) is of cotton or wool. They go with shorn locks and without head-dress. In commerce they use gold coins, silver coins, and little copper coins. The king is a native of the country; he is brave, but little attentive to (military) plans, yet he loves to speak of his own conquests. This country has no annals. The laws are not settled. There are some ten or more Sanghdrdmas with two thousand priests or so, belonging to the Little Vehicle, of the school of the Sarvāstivādas (Shwo-yih-tsai-yu-po). The doctrine of the Sūtras and the requirements of the Vinaya are in agreement with those of India, and the books from which they study are the same. The professors of religion read their books and observe the rules and regulations with purity and strictness. They only eat the three pure aliments, and observe the method known as the "gradual" one.
Going south-west from this country 200 li or so, surmounting a small mountain range and crossing two large rivers, passing westwards through a level valley some 700 li or so, we come to the country of K'iu-chi [anciently written Kuei-tzii].