大唐西域記 6.4

6.4

室羅伐悉底國，周六千餘里。都城荒頓，疆埸無紀。宮城故基周二十餘里，雖多荒圮，尚有居人。穀稼豐，氣序和。風俗淳質，篤學好福。伽藍數百，圮壞良多，僧徒寡少，學正量部。天祠百所，外道甚多。

THE kingdom of Sravasti (Shi-lo-fu-shi-ti) is about 6000 li in circuit. The chief town is desert and ruined. There is no record as to its exact limits (area). The ruins of the walls encompassing the royal precincts give a circuit of about 20 li. Though mostly in ruins, still there are a few inhabitants. Cereals grow in great abundance; the climate is soft and agreeable, the manners of the people are honest and pure. They apply themselves to learning, and love religion (merit). There are several hundreds of sanghârâmas, mostly in ruin, with very few religious followers, who study the books of the Sammatiya (Ching-liang-pu) school. There are 100 Deva temples with very many heretics. When Tathagata was in the world, this was the capital of the country governed by Prasenajita-raja (Po-lo-si-na-chi-to-wang). Within the old precincts of the royal city are some ancient foundations; these are the remains of the palace of King Shing-kwan (Prasenajita). From this not far to the east is a ruinous foundation, above which is built a small stûpa; these ruins represent the Great Hall of the Law, which King Prasenajita built for Buddha. By the side of this hall, not far from it, above the ruins a stûpa, is built. This is where stood the vihâra which King Prasenajita built for Prajapati Bhikshuni, the maternal aunt of Buddha. Still east of this is a stūpa to record the site of the house of Sudatta (Shen-shi).