經律異相 3.6

3.6

Within Jambudvīpa, there are sixteen great kingdoms, 84,000 cities, eight kings, and four Sons of Heaven. To the east is the Son of Heaven of the Jin Kingdom, where the population is flourishing; to the south is the Son of Heaven of the Kingdom of India (Tianzhu), where the land has many celebrated elephants; to the west is the Son of Heaven of the Kingdom of Daqin, where the land abounds in gold, jade, and bi discs; to the north is the Son of Heaven of the Yuezhi Kingdom, where the land produces fine horses. Within the 84,000 cities, there are 6,400 races of people, 10,000 kinds of languages, and 560,000,000,000 settlements. There are 6,400 kinds of fish, 4,500 kinds of birds, 2,400 kinds of beasts, 10,000 kinds of trees, 8,000 kinds of grasses, 740 kinds of medicinal herbs, 43 kinds of mixed fragrances, 121 kinds of gems, and seven kinds of standard gems.