法苑珠林 63.73

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又長阿含經云。所以名閻浮提者。下有金山。高三十由旬。由閻浮樹故。得名為閻浮金閻浮樹。其果如簞。其味如蜜。樹有五大柧。四面四柧上有一柧。其東柧果乾闥和所食。其南柧果七國人所食。一名拘樓國。二名拘羅婆。三名毘提。四名善毘提。五名漫陀。六名婆羅。七名婆梨。其西柧果海虫所食。其北柧果禽獸所食。其上柧果星宿天所食。

Furthermore, the *Dīrghāgama Sūtra* states: "The reason it is named Jambudvīpa is that beneath it is a golden mountain thirty yojanas high. Because of the jambu tree, it gains the name 'jambu gold'. The jambu tree's fruit is like a basket, and its taste is like honey. The tree has five large boughs: four on the four sides and one on top. The fruits of its eastern bough are eaten by gandharvas. The fruits of its southern bough are eaten by the people of seven kingdoms: the first is named Kuru; the second, Kuraba; the third, Videha; the fourth, Śubhavideha; the fifth, Manda; the sixth, Bala; and the seventh, Bali. The fruits of its western bough are eaten by marine creatures. The fruits of its northern bough are eaten by birds and beasts. The fruits of its top bough are eaten by the gods of the constellations."