法苑珠林 50.11

50.11

又中陰經。佛問彌勒。閻浮提兒生墮地。乃至三歲母之懷抱為飲幾乳。彌勒答曰。飲乳一百八十斛。除母腹中所食四分。東弗于逮兒生墮地。乃至三歲飲乳一千八百斛。西拘耶尼兒生墮地。乃至三歲飲乳八百八十斛。北欝單越兒生墮地坐著陌頭。行人授指𠲿指七日成人。彼土無乳。中陰眾生飲吸於風（古人用其小斗准今唐斗一斗當舊三斗故乳似多）。

Furthermore, the Antarābhava-sūtra says: 'The Buddha asked Maitreya: "When a child in Jambudvīpa falls to the ground upon birth and up until three years old in its mother's embrace, how much milk does it drink?" Maitreya replied: "It drinks one hundred and eighty hu of milk, excluding the four parts eaten while in the mother's womb. When a child in Pūrvavideha falls to the ground upon birth and up to three years old, it drinks one thousand eight hundred hu of milk. When a child in Aparagodānīya falls to the ground upon birth and up to three years old, it drinks eight hundred and eighty hu of milk. When a child in Uttarakuru falls to the ground upon birth, it sits by the roadside, and passers-by offer their fingers for it to suckle; in seven days it becomes an adult. In that land there is no milk. Sentient beings in the intermediate state (antarābhava) inhale the wind." (The ancients used small dou measures; compared to the current Tang dou, one modern dou equals three old dou, which is why the amount of milk seems large.)