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釋迦方志 2.66

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the kingdom of Ujjayinī (South India), which is more than six thousand li in circuit. The capital is more than thirty li in circuit. The population is abundant. Existing monasteries are five, with three hundred monks who study both the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna. There are several tens of deva temples where tīrthikas live together. The ground is saline and fruits are scarce. The stūpa beside the city is the place where Aśoka made the earth-bound hell. Going more than a thousand li east again, one reaches

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