釋迦方志 2.42

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2.42

The kingdom of Karṇasuvarṇa (Eastern India; meaning the 'Gold Ear Kingdom') is 4,500 li in circuit. The capital is over 20 li in circuit. The population is prosperous, with the heterodox and orthodox in equal parts. There are over ten monasteries with over 2,000 monks, belonging to the Hīnayāna Saṃmatīyanikāya. There are over fifty deva temples and very many tīrthikas. There are separately three monasteries where curd and milk are not eaten; they belong to the Devadatta school.

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釋迦方志 — 道宣, Classical Chinese