釋迦方志 1.32

1.32

One reaches the kingdom of Dharmasthiti (also named the kingdom of Huokan, also named the kingdom of Humi), which is the former territory of Tokharestan. It lies between two mountains, being one thousand five hundred li from east to west, and less than one hundred li from north to south, or narrowing to no more than one li. To the east it overlooks the Vakṣu River. There are more than ten monasteries, and the number of monks is rather small. Above a stone image in a monastery within the city hangs a gilded bronze round canopy decorated with manifold jewels. When someone circumambulates [the image], the canopy also turns with them; when the person stops, it stops. Surrounded by stone walls on four sides, no one could fathom how it was so; some said the holy power caused it, while others claimed it was a secret mechanism. Again southwest, climbing mountains and entering valleys for more than five hundred li, one reaches: