[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大唐西域記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087) › 7.51 # 大唐西域記 7.51 大唐西域記 7.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.7.51) 大河東北有伽藍，僧徒寡少，學業清高。 > This kingdom is about 4000 li in circuit. From east to west it is broad, and narrow from north to south. The soil is rich and fertile; fruits and flowers are abundant. The climate is rather cold; the men are quick and hasty in disposition. Most of the people are heretics; a few believe in the law of Buddha. There are about ten sanghârâmas; the disciples (priests) are less than 1000. They study assiduously both the Great and Little Vehicles. There are several tens of Deva temples, with a great number of unbelievers. The capital of the country is called Chen-shu-na. It is mostly in ruins. In the old royal precinct (citadel or inner city) there are yet some 3000 houses; it may be called either a village or a town. To the north-east of the great river is a sanghârâma. The priests are few, but they are studious and of a pure and dignified character. > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World - [Previous: 7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.7.50) - [Next: 7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.7.52) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.7) ## Translations (1) - [Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087~en-beal.7.4.1) — Samuel Beal 1884, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.7.51) · Pramāṇa