大唐西域記 10.10

10.10

奔那伐彈那國，周四千餘里。國大都城周三十餘里。居人殷盛，池館花林往往相間。土地卑濕，稼穡滋茂。般核娑菓既多且貴，其菓大如冬瓜，熟則黃赤，剖之中有數十小菓，大如鶴卵，又更破之，其汁黃赤，其味甘美。或在樹枝，如眾菓之結實，或在樹根，若伏苓之在土。氣序調暢，風俗好學。伽藍二十餘所，僧徒三千餘人，大小二乘，兼功綜習。天祠百所，異道雜居，露形尼乾寔繁其黨。

This country is about 4000 li in circuit. Its capital is about 30 li round. It is thickly populated. The tanks and public offices and flowering woods are regularly connected at intervals. The soil is flat and loamy, and rich in all kinds of grain-produce. The Panasa (Pan-na-so) fruit, though plentiful, is highly esteemed. The fruit is as large as a pumpkin. When it is ripe it is of a yellowish-red colour. When divided, it has in the middle many tens of little fruits of the size of a pigeon's egg; breaking these, there comes forth a juice of a yellowish-red colour and of delicious flavour. The fruit sometimes collects on the tree-branches as other clustering fruits, but sometimes at the tree-roots, as in the case of the earth-growing fu ling.
The climate (of this country) is temperate; the people esteem learning. There are about twenty sanghârâmas, with some 3000 priests; they study both the Little and Great Vehicle. There are some hundred Deva temples, where sectaries of different schools congregate. The naked Nirgranthas are the most numerous.
To the west of the capital 20 li or so is the Po-chi-p'o sanghârâma. Its courts are light and roomy; its towers and pavilions are very lofty. The priests are about 700 in number; they study the law according to the Great Vehicle. Many renowned priests from Eastern India dwell here.
Not far from this is a stûpa built by Asôka-râja. Here Tathâgata, in old days, preached the law for three months for the sake of the Devas. Occasionally, on fast-days, there is a bright light visible around it.
By the side of this, again, is a place where the four past Buddhas walked for exercise and sat down. The bequeathed traces are still visible.
Not far from this there is a vihâra in which is a statue of Kwan-tsz'-tsai Bodhisattva. Nothing is hid from its divine discernment; its spiritual perception is most accurate; men far and near consult (this being) with fasting and prayers.
From this going east 900 li or so, crossing the great river, we come to the country of Kia-mo-lu-po (Kâmarûpa).