法苑珠林 3.34

3.34

The Lokasthitābhidharma-śāstra also states: The physical bodies of sentient beings in Jambudvīpa are diverse and not uniform. The people of Pūrvavideha in the east and Aparagodānīya in the west are the same in colours as the people of Jambudvīpa, except for the colour black. All the people of Uttarakuru in the north are white and pure. The Four Heavenly Kings have four colours: dark blue, red, yellow, and white. The colours of all the devas in the Kāmadhātu are also like this. Why do the devas have four colours? Just as when they first take birth, if they see a dark blue flower, they become dark blue, and so on for the rest.