釋迦方志 1.56

1.56

鉢露羅國。周四千里大雪山中。東西長寺數百。僧數千。學師戒行多濫。其國非印度所統。多氷雪其土出金如火色。北對婆羅犀羅大嶺。還從健馱邏國。烏鐸迦城南。渡信渡河。廣四里許。西南流清澄如鏡。毒龍惡狩窟穴其中。有持舍利寶花者船多沈沒。渡河至呾叉始羅國（北印度也）周二千餘里。都城周十餘里。寺多僧少並大乘學。

The country of Bolor, four thousand li in circumference, situated in the midst of the Great Snowy Mountains. Long from east to west, it has several hundred monasteries and several thousand monks; their masters' precepts and conduct are mostly lax. This country is not governed by India. It has much ice and snow, and its earth produces gold the colour of fire. To the north it faces the great ridge of Mount Varāhaśaila. Returning from the south of the city of Udabhāṇḍa in the country of Gandhāra, one crosses the Indus River, which is about four li wide, flowing clear as a mirror to the southwest; poisonous dragons and evil beasts dwell in caves within it, and boats carrying relics or jewelled flowers mostly sink. Crossing the river, one reaches the country of Takṣaśilā (in Northern India), over two thousand li in circumference, with a capital city over ten li in circumference. Monasteries are numerous and monks are few, all studying the Mahāyāna.