大唐西域記 2.40

2.40

城東南三十餘里至醯羅城。周四五里，竪峻險固，花林池沼，光鮮澄鏡。城中居人，淳質正信。復有重閣，畫棟丹楹。第二閣中有七寶小窣堵波，置如來頂骨。骨周一尺二寸，髮孔分明，其色黃白，盛以寶函，置窣堵波中。欲知善惡相者，香末和埿，以印頂骨，隨其福感，其文煥然。又有七寶小窣堵波，以貯如來髑髏骨，狀若荷葉，色同頂骨，亦以寶函緘絡而置。又有七寶小窣堵波，有如來眼睛，睛大如㮈，光明清徹，曒映中外，又以寶函緘封而置。如來僧伽胝袈裟，細㲲所作，其色黃赤，置寶函中，歲月既遠，微有損壞。如來錫杖，白鐵作鐶，栴檀為笴，寶筒盛之。近有國王聞此諸物竝是如來昔親服用，恃其威力，迫脇而歸；既至本國，置所居宮，曾未浹辰，求之已失，爰更尋訪，已還本處。斯五聖迹，多有靈異，迦畢試王令五淨行給侍香花。觀禮之徒，相繼不絕。諸淨行等欲從虛寂，以為財用人之所重，權立科條，以止諠雜。其大略曰：諸欲見如來頂骨者，稅一金錢；若取印者，稅五金錢；自餘節級，以次科條。科條雖重，觀禮彌眾。重閣西北有窣堵波，亦甚高大，而多靈異，人以指觸，便即搖震，連基傾動，鈴鐸和鳴。從此東南山谷中行五百餘里，至健馱邏國（舊曰乾陀衛，訛也。北印度境）。

To the south-east of the city 30 li or so is the town of Hi-lo (Hidda); it is about 4 or 5 li in circuit; it is high in situation and strong by natural declivities. It has flowers and woods, and lakes whose waters are bright as a mirror. The people of this city are simple, honest, and upright. There is here a two-storied tower; the beams are painted and the columns coloured red. In the second storey is a little stūpa, made of the seven precious substances; it contains the skull-bone of Tathāgata; it is 1 foot 2 inches round; the hair orifices are distinct; its colour is a whitish-yellow. It is enclosed in a precious receptacle, which is placed in the middle of the stūpa. Those who wish to make lucky or unlucky presages (marks) make a paste of scented earth, and impress it on the skull-bone; then, according to their merit, is the impression made. Again there is another little stūpa, made of the seven precious substances, which encloses the skull-bone of Tathāgata. Its shape is like a lotus leaf; its colour is the same as that of the other, and it is also contained in a precious casket, sealed up and fastened.

Again, there is another little stūpa, made of the seven precious substances, in which is deposited the eyeball of Tathāgata, large as an Āmra fruit and bright and clear throughout; this also is deposited in a precious casket sealed up and fastened. The Saṅghāti robe of Tathāgata, which is made of fine cotton stuff of a yellow-red colour, is also enclosed in a precious box. Since many months and years have passed, it is a little damaged. The staff of Tathāgata, of which the rings are white iron (tin?) and the stick of sandalwood, is contained in a precious case (a case made of a precious substance). Lately, a king, hearing of these various articles that they formerly belonged to Tathāgata as his own private property, took them away by force to his own country and placed them in his palace. After a short time, going to look at them, they were gone; and after further inquiries he found they had returned to their original place. These five sacred objects (relics) often work miracles.

The king of Kapiśa has commanded five pure-conduct men (Brâhmans) to offer continually scents and flowers to these objects. These pure persons, observing the crowds who came to worship incessantly, wishing to devote themselves to quiet meditation, have established a scale of fixed charges, with a view to secure order, by means of that wealth which is so much esteemed by men. Their plan, in brief, is this : — All who wish to see the skull-bone of Tathâgata have to pay one gold piece ; those who wish to take an impression pay five pieces. The other objects in their several order, have a fixed price ; and yet, though the charges are heavy, the worshippers are numerous. To the north-west of the double-storied pavilion is a stûpa, not very high or large, but yet one which possesses many spiritual (miraculous) qualities. If men only touch it with a finger, it shakes and trembles to the foundation, and the bells and the jingles moving together give out a pleasant sound. Going south-east from this, crossing mountains and valleys for 500 li or so, we arrive at the kingdom of Kien-t'o-lo (Gandhâra).