釋迦方志 2.73

2.73

the kingdom of Laṅgala (West India), several thousand li from east to west and north to south. The capital is more than thirty li in circuit and densely populated. It is close to the Western Sea and is the route entrance to the Country of Western Women, subject to Persia. There are over one hundred monasteries and more than six thousand monks, who study both the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna. There are several hundred deva temples, and the ash-smearing sect flourishes. The soil is moist, nourishing all kinds of plants. Northwest from here, one reaches