大唐西域記 8.13

8.13

故宮北，地獄南，有大石槽，是無憂王匠役神功，作為此器，飯僧之時，以儲食也。

The brother replied, " Formerly I was ensnared in the net of (worldly) affections, and my mind was occupied with love of sounds (music) and beauty ; but now I have escaped all this (the dangerous city), and my mind delights in (the seclusion of) mountains and valleys. I would fain give up the world for ever (men's society) and dwell here in solitude." The king said, " If you wish to subdue your heart in quiet, you have no need to live in the mountain fastnesses. To meet your wishes I shall construct you a dwelling." Accordingly he summoned the genii to his presence and said to them, " On the morrow I am about to give a magnificent feast. I invite you to come together to the assembly, but you must each bring for your own seat a great stone." The genii having received the summons, came at the appointed time to the assembly. The king then addressed them and said, " The stones which are now arranged in order on the ground you may pile up, and, without any labour to yourselves, construct of them for me an empty house." The genii having received the order, before the day was over finished the task. Asoka-raja then himself went to invite his brother to fix his abode in this mountain cell. To the north of the old palace, and to the south of " the hell," is a great stone with a hollow trough in it. Asoka-raja commissioned the genii as workmen to make this hollow (vase) to use for the food which he gave to the priests when he invited them to eat.