[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大唐西域記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087) › 11.12 # 大唐西域記 11.12 大唐西域記 11.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.11.12) 那羅稽羅洲西浮海數千里，孤島東崖有石佛像，高百餘尺，東面坐，以月愛珠為肉髻，月將回照，水即懸流，滂霈崖嶺，臨注谿壑。時有商侶，遭風飄浪，隨波泛濫，遂至孤島，海鹹不可以飲，渴乏者久之。是時月十五日也，像頂流水，眾皆獲濟，以為至誠所感，靈聖拯之。於即留停，遂經數日，每月隱高巖，其水不流。時商主曰：「未必為濟我曹而流水也。嘗聞月愛珠月光照即水流注耳，將非佛像頂上有此寶耶？」遂登崖而視之，乃以月愛珠為像肉髻。當見其人，說其始末。 > Passing seawards to the south of this country some thousands of li, we arrive at the island of Nârakîra (Na-lo-ki-lo). The people of this island are small of stature, about three feet high; their bodies are those of men, but they have the beaks of birds; they grow no grain, but live only on cocoa-nuts. Crossing the sea westward from this island several thousands of li, on the eastern cliff of a solitary island is a stone figure of Buddha more than 100 feet high. It is sitting facing the east. In the head-ornament (ushnîsha) is a stone called Yueh-ngai-chu (Chandrakânta). When the moon begins to wane, water immediately runs down from this in a stream along the sides of the mountain, and along the ravines of the precipices. > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World > At one time there was a band of merchants who were driven by the winds and waves during a storm, till they reached this solitary island. The sea-water being salt, they were unable to drink it, and were parched with thirst for a long time. But now on the fifteenth day, when the moon was full, from the head of the image water began to trickle forth, and they obtained deliverance. They all thought that a miracle had been wrought, and were affected with a profound faith; they determined then to delay on the island. Some days having elapsed, as soon as the moon began to be hidden behind the high steeps, the water did not flow out. Then the merchant-chief said, "It cannot have been specially on our account that the water ran down. I have heard that there is a pearl 'loved by the moon,' when the moon's rays shine full on it, then the water begins to flow from it. The gem on the top of the statue of Buddha must be one of this sort." Then having climbed the mountain to examine the case, they saw that it was a Chandrakanta pearl in the head-ornament of the figure. This is the origin of the story as it was told by those men. Crossing the sea many thousand li to the west of this country, we come to a large island renowned for its precious stones (or Maharatnadvipa); it is not inhabited, except by spirits. Seen from a distance on a calm night, a light seems to shine from mountains and valleys. Merchants going there are much surprised to find nothing can be procured. > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World - [Previous: 11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.11.11) - [Next: 11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.11.13) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.11) ## Translations (1) - [Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087~en-beal.11.1.23) — Samuel Beal 1884, English ## Linked texts (1) - [釋迦方志](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2088.2.57) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.11.12) · Pramāṇa