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# 經律異相 1.16

經律異相 1.16

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.1.16)

四天王居須彌四埵。皆高四萬二千由旬（大智論云須彌四邊有山。悉名遊乾陀。各高四萬二千由旬。四天王治化其上）東方天王。名提頭賴吒。城號上賢。南方天王。名毘婁勒。城號善見。西方天王。名毘婁博叉。城號周羅（或作周罷未詳得失）。

> The Four Heavenly Kings dwell on the four projections of Mount Sumeru, all forty-two thousand yojanas high (the \*Da zhidu lun\* says: 'Around the four sides of Mount Sumeru there are mountains, all named Yugandhara, each forty-two thousand yojanas high; the Four Heavenly Kings govern and transform upon them'). The Heavenly King of the east is named Dhṛtarāṣṭra; his city is called Śreṣṭha. The Heavenly King of the south is named Virūḍhaka; his city is called Sudarśana. The Heavenly King of the west is named Virūpākṣa; his city is called Cūḍā (some write Zhouba, correctness uncertain).  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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