大唐西域記 9.13

9.13

石室西南隅有巖岫，印度謂之阿素洛（舊曰阿修羅，又曰阿須倫，又曰阿修羅，皆訛也）宮也。往有好事者，深閑呪術，顧儔命侶，十有四人，約契同志，入此巖岫。行三四十里，廓然大明，乃見城邑臺觀，皆是金銀琉璃。是人至已，有諸少女佇立門側，歡喜迎接，甚加禮遇。於是漸進至內城門，有二婢使各捧金盤，盛滿花香，而來迎候。謂諸人曰：「宜就池浴，塗冠香花，已而後入，斯為美矣。唯彼術士，宜時速進。」餘十三人遂即沐浴，既入池已，恍若有忘，乃坐稻田中，去此之北平川中，已三四十里矣。

At the south-west angle of the stone house there is a lofty cavern which the Indians call the palace of the Asuras ('O-su-lo). Formerly there was a good-natured fellow who was deeply versed in the use of magic formulae. He engaged with some companions, fourteen altogether, to covenant with one another to enter this lofty cavern. After going about 30 or 40 li, suddenly the whole place was lighted up with great brilliancy, and they saw a walled city before them, with towers and look-outs all of silver and gold and lapis-lazuli (lieu-li). The men having advanced to it, there were some young maidens who stationed themselves at the gates, and with joyful laughing faces greeted them and paid them reverence. Going on a little farther they came to the inner city-gates, where there were two slave-girls holding each of them a golden vessel full of flowers and scents. Advancing with these, they waited the approach of the visitors, and then said, "You must first bathe yourselves in yonder tank, and then anoint yourselves with the perfumes and crown yourselves with the flowers, and then you may enter the city. Do not hasten to enter yet; only that master of magic can come in at once." Then the other thirteen men went down at once to bathe. Having entered the tank, they all at once became confused, and forgot all that had taken place, and were (found) sitting in the middle of a rice field distant from this due north, over a level country, about 30 or 40 li.