經律異相 3.52

3.52

復有四大河。從阿耨大池出流趣大海。一名𠷐伽。二名辛頭。三名蔔叉。四名司陀。彼𠷐伽從金象口出。遶池一匝流趣東海。彼辛頭從銀牛口出。遶池一匝流趣南海。彼蔔叉從瑠璃馬口出。遶池一匝流趣西海。彼司陀者從頗梨師子口出遶池一匝流趣北海。彼四大河。各有四河以為眷屬。唯說廣大有名字者。然彼四河各有五百眷屬。合有二千河。終趣大海（出毘婆沙第二卷）。

Furthermore, there are four great rivers that issue from Lake Anavatapta and flow toward the great ocean. The first is named Gaṅgā, the second is named Sindhu, the third is named Vakṣu, and the fourth is named Sītā. That Gaṅgā issues from the mouth of a golden elephant, circles the lake once, and flows toward the eastern ocean. That Sindhu issues from the mouth of a silver ox, circles the lake once, and flows toward the southern ocean. That Vakṣu issues from the mouth of a lapis lazuli horse, circles the lake once, and flows toward the western ocean. That Sītā issues from the mouth of a crystal lion, circles the lake once, and flows toward the northern ocean. Those four great rivers each have four rivers as their retinues—speaking only of the vast ones that have names. Yet those four rivers each have five hundred retinues, totaling two thousand rivers, which ultimately proceed to the great ocean (from the second fascicle of the *Vibhāṣā*).