大唐西域記 5.4

5.4

羯若鞠闍國，周四千餘里。國大都城西臨殑伽河，其長二十餘里，廣四五里。城隍堅峻，臺閣相望，花林池沼，光鮮澄鏡。異方奇貨，多聚於此。居人豐樂，家室富饒。華菓具繁，稼穡時播。氣序和洽，風俗淳質。容貌妍雅，服飾鮮綺。篤學遊藝，談論清遠。邪正二道，信者相半。伽藍百餘所，僧徒萬餘人，大小二乘，兼功習學。天祠二百餘所，異道數千餘人。

THIS kingdom is about 4000 li in circuit; the capital, on the west, borders on the river Ganges. It is about 20 li in length and 4 or 5 li in breadth. The city has a dry ditch round it, with strong and lofty towers facing one another. The flowers and woods, the lakes and ponds, bright and pure and shining like mirrors, (are seen on every side). Valuable merchandise is collected here in great quantities. The people are well off and contented, the houses are rich and well found. Flowers and fruits abound in every place, and the land is sown and reaped in due seasons. The climate is agreeable and soft, the manners of the people honest and sincere. They are noble and gracious in appearance. For clothing they use ornamented and bright-shining (fabrics). They apply themselves much to learning, and in their travels are very much given to discussion (on various subjects). [The fame of] their pure language is far spread. The believers in Buddha and the heretics are about equal in number. There are some hundred saṅghārāmas with 10,000 priests. They study both the Great and Little Vehicle. There are 200 Deva temples with several thousand followers.