大唐西域記 10.11

10.11

城西二十餘里有跋始婆僧伽藍。庭宇顯敞，臺閣崇高。僧徒七百餘人，並學大乘教法，東印度境碩學名僧多在於此。其側不遠有窣堵波，無憂王之所建也。昔者如來三月在此為諸天、人說法之處，或至齋日，時燭光明。其側則有四佛坐及經行遺跡之所。去此不遠復有精舍，中作觀自在菩薩像，神鑒無隱，靈應有徵，遠近之人，絕粒祈請。自此東行九百餘里，渡大河，至迦摩縷波國（東印度境）。

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).