釋迦方志 2.44

2.44

The kingdom of Uḍra (Eastern India) is over 7,000 li in circuit. The capital is over 20 li in circuit. They believe in the Buddha's Dharma, with over a hundred monasteries and over 10,000 monks, all studying the Mahāyāna. There are fifty deva temples where tīrthikas dwell mixed together. There are over ten stupas, all places where the Buddha once preached the Dharma. In a great mountain on the southwest border, there is a great monastery and a stone stupa, full of auspicious portents, which radiates light on fast days. Beneath the dew-receiving basin, above the profile of the overturned bowl, if one places the shaft of a parasol it stays upright, as a lodestone attracts a needle. Going northwest from here to a mountain monastery, the stupa is unusual, while the monastery is like the former one; the two stupas were built by spirits. The eastern border overlooks the great sea, where the city of Caritra (meaning 'Departure') is over 20 li in circuit; it is a way station for merchants who put to sea. Outside the city are five monasteries with lofty terraces and pavilions, and the sacred images are artful and extraordinary. Over 20,000 li to the south in the sea is the kingdom of Siṃhala. On quiet nights, looking toward the Tooth Relic Vihāra there, the padmarāga gem (the jewel is as large as a sheng, that is, amber) atop a pillar several hundred feet high shines brilliantly, illuminating this city from afar. Going over 1,200 li southwest through a great forest, one reaches [the following kingdom].