[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 44.31 # 法苑珠林 44.31 法苑珠林 44.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [44.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.31) 如十二游經云。波斯匿王者。晉言和悅。迦維羅越國者。晉言妙德。舍衛國者。晉言無物不有。維耶離國者。晉言廣大。一名度生死。羅閱祇城者。晉言王舍城。鳩留國者。晉言智士。波羅柰國者。晉言鹿野。一名諸佛國閻浮提中有十六大國八萬四千城。有八國王四天子。東有晉天子。人民熾盛。南有天竺國天子。土地多饒象。西有大秦國天子。土地饒金玉。北有月支天子。土地多好馬。八萬四千城中有六千四百種人。萬物音響各別。有五十六萬億丘聚。魚有六千四百種。鳥有四千五百種。獸有二千四百種。樹有萬種。草有八千種。雜藥有七百四十種。雜香有四十三種。寶有百二十一種。正寶有七種。海中有二千五百國。有百八十國。人噉五穀。有三百三十國。人噉魚鼈黿鼉。五大國王。一王主五百城。第一王名斯黎國。土地盡事佛不事眾邪。第二王名迦羅。土地出七寶。第三王名不羅。土地出四十種香及白瑠璃。第四王名闍耶。土地出蓽茇胡椒。第五王名那頞。土地出白珠及七色瑠璃。五大國城人多黑色短小。相去六十五萬里。從是已去但有海水無有人民。去鐵圍山百四十萬里。 > As the \*Sūtra of the Twelve Wanderings\* states: King Prasenajit in the Jin language is 'Pleasant and Joyful'. The country of Kapilavastu in the Jin language is 'Wondrous Virtue'. The country of Śrāvastī in the Jin language is 'Where Nothing Is Lacking'. The country of Vaiśālī in the Jin language is 'Extensive and Great', and another name is 'Crossing Over Saṃsāra'. The city of Rājagṛha in the Jin language is 'City of the King's House'. The country of Kuru in the Jin language is 'Wise Scholars'. The country of Vārāṇasī in the Jin language is 'Deer Park', and another name is 'Country of the Buddhas'. In Jambudvīpa there are sixteen great countries and eighty-four thousand cities. There are eight kings and four Sons of Heaven. To the east is the Son of Heaven of the Jin, whose people flourish. To the south is the Son of Heaven of the country of India, whose land abounds in elephants. To the west is the Son of Heaven of Da Qin, whose land abounds in gold and jade. To the north is the Son of Heaven of the Yuezhi, whose land has many fine horses. Within the eighty-four thousand cities there are 6,400 types of people, and the sounds of all things differ respectively. There are 560,000 koṭis of villages. Of fish there are 6,400 kinds; of birds there are 4,500 kinds; of beasts there are 2,400 kinds; of trees there are 10,000 kinds; of grasses there are 8,000 kinds; of miscellaneous medicinal herbs there are 740 kinds; of miscellaneous fragrances there are 43 kinds; of treasures there are 121 kinds; and of primary treasures there are 7 kinds. In the ocean there are 2,500 countries. In 180 countries the people eat the five grains. In 330 countries the people eat fish, softshell turtles, giant softshell turtles, and alligators. There are five great kings, each king ruling five hundred cities. The first king is called the country of Sili, whose land entirely serves the Buddha and does not serve diverse heterodoxies. The second king is called Jialuo, whose land yields the seven treasures. The third king is called Bula, whose land yields forty kinds of incense and white lapis lazuli. The fourth king is called Sheye, whose land yields long pepper and black pepper. The fifth king is called Na'e, whose land yields white pearls and seven-colored lapis lazuli. The people in the cities of the five great kingdoms are mostly black and short. They are 650,000 li apart. Beyond this, there is only sea water and no human inhabitants, 1,400,000 li to the Iron Ring Mountains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 44.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.30) - [Next: 44.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.32) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.44.31) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說十二遊經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.dvadasaviharasutra*zh-kalodaka.1.29) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.44.31) · Pramāṇa