大唐西域記 11.44

11.44

國東境有鶴秣城，內城不廣，外郭周六十餘里。居人眾，家產富。西北接拂懍國，境壤風俗，同波剌斯。形貌語言，稍有乖異，多珍寶，亦富饒也。拂懍國西南海島有西女國，皆是女人，略無男子。多諸珍貨，附拂懍國，故拂懍王歲遣丈夫配焉，其俗產男皆不舉也。自阿點婆翅羅國北行七百餘里，至臂多縶羅國（西印度境）。

This kingdom is several myriad of lis in circuit. Its chief town, called Su-la-sa-t'ang-na (Surasthana), is about 40 li in circuit. The valleys are extensive, and so the climate differs in character, but in general it is warm.
They draw the water up to irrigate the fields. The people are rich and affluent. The country produces gold, silver, copper, rock-crystal (sphatika), rare pearls, and various precious substances. Their artists know how to weave fine brocaded silks, woollen stuffs, carpets, and so on. They have many shen horses and camels. In commerce they use large silver pieces. They are by nature violent and impulsive, and in their behaviour they practise neither decorum nor justice. Their writing and their language are different from other countries. They care not for learning, but give themselves entirely to works of art. All that they make the neighbouring countries value very much. Their marriage-customs are merely promiscuous intercourse. When dead their corpses are mostly abandoned. In stature they are tall: they tie up their hair (arrange their head-dress) and go uncovered. Their robes are either of skin, or wool, or felt, or figured silk. Each family is subject to a tax of four pieces of silver per man. The Deva temples are very numerous. Dinava (Ti-na-po) is principally worshipped by the heretics. There are two or three sangharamas, with several hundred priests, who principally study the teaching of the Little Vehicle according to the Sarvastavadin school. The patra of Sakya Buddha is in this [country], in the king's palace.
On the eastern frontiers of the country is the town of Ho-mo (Ormus ?). The city inside is not great, but the external walls are in circuit about 60 li or so. The people who inhabit it are all very rich. To the north-west this country borders on the kingdom of Fo-lin, which resembles the kingdom of Persia in point of soil, and manners, and customs; but they differ in point of language and appearance of the inhabitants. These also possess a quantity of valuable gems, and are very rich.
To the south-west of Fo-lin, in an island of the sea, is the kingdom of the western women: where there are only women, with no men; they possess a large quantity of gems and precious stones, which they exchange in Fo-lin. Therefore the king of Fo-lin sends certain men to live with them for a time. If they should have male children, they are not allowed to bring them up.
On leaving the kingdom of 'O-tin-p'o-chi-lo, and going north 700 li or so, we come to the country of Pi-to-shi-lo.