大唐西域記 3.21

3.21

瞢揭釐城東北踰山越谷，逆上信度河，途路危險，山谷杳冥，或履縆索，或牽鐵鎖，棧道虛臨，飛梁危構，椓杙躡蹬，行千餘里，至達麗羅川，即烏仗那國舊都也。多出黃金及欝金香。達麗川中大伽藍側，有刻木慈氏菩薩像，金色晃昱，靈鑒潛通，高百餘尺，末田底迦（舊曰末田地，訛略也）阿羅漢之所造也。羅漢以神通力，携引匠人升覩史多天（舊曰兜率他也，又曰兜術他，訛也）親觀妙相，三返之後，功乃畢焉。自有此像，法流東派。從此東行，踰嶺越谷，逆上信度河，飛梁棧道，履危涉險，經五百餘里，至鉢露羅國（北印度境）。

Going north-west from the town of Mung-kia-li, crossing a mountain and passing through a valley, we reascend the Sin-tu river. The roads are craggy and steep; the mountains and the valleys are dark and gloomy. Sometimes we have to cross by ropes, sometimes by iron chains stretched across the chasms, with wood cut into the ground for climbing the embankments. Going thus 1000 li or so, we reach the river valley of Ta-li-lo, where stood once the capital of U-chang-na. This country produces much gold and scented turmeric. By the side of a great sangharama in this valley of Ta-li-lo is a figure of Maitreya Bodhisattva, carved out of wood. It is golden coloured, and very dazzling in appearance, and possesses a secret spiritual power (of miracle). It is about 100 feet high, and is the work of the Arhat Madhyantika. This saint by his spiritual power caused a sculptor to ascend into the Tushita (Tu-si-to) heaven, that he might see for himself the marks and signs (on the person of Maitreya); this he did three times, till his task was finished. From the time of the execution of this image the streams of the law (religious teaching) began to flow eastward. Going east from this, after climbing precipices and crossing valleys, we go up the course of the Sin-tu river; and then, by the help of flying bridges and footways made of wood across the chasms and precipices, after going 500 li or so, we arrive at the country of Po-lu-lo (Bolor).