諸經要集 12.55

12.55

又起世經云。大海之北為諸龍王。及一切金翅鳥王。故生一大樹。名曰居吒奢摩離（隋言鹿聚）其樹根本周七由旬。入地二十由旬。身高一百由旬。枝葉遍覆五十由旬。樹東面有卵生龍及卵生金翅鳥。樹南面有胎生龍及胎生金翅鳥。樹西面有濕生龍及濕生金翅鳥。樹北面有化生龍及化生金翅鳥。此四處各有宮殿。縱廣六百由旬。七重垣牆。七寶莊嚴。妙香遠熏。諸鳥和鳴。又彼卵生金翅鳥王。若欲搏取卵生龍時。便即飛往居吒奢摩離大樹東枝之上。觀大海水已。乃更飛下。以兩翅扇大海。令水自開二百由旬。即於其中銜卵生龍。將出海外。隨意而食。卵生金翅鳥王。唯能取得卵生龍等。則不能取胎濕化生龍等。若胎生鳥。欲取卵生龍者。還向樹東海中取之。又胎生鳥。欲取胎生龍者。即向樹南海中取之。水開四百由旬。此胎生鳥王。唯能取卵胎二生龍。不能取濕化二生龍也。

Furthermore, the Qishi jing states: To the north of the great ocean, for the sake of the nāga kings and all garuḍa kings, a great tree grew, named Kuṭaśālmali (in the language of the Sui: 'Gathering of Deer'). The circumference at the base of this tree is seven yojanas, it enters the earth twenty yojanas, its trunk height is one hundred yojanas, and its branches and leaves spread to cover fifty yojanas. On the eastern side of the tree are egg-born nāgas and egg-born garuḍas. On the southern side of the tree are womb-born nāgas and womb-born garuḍas. On the western side of the tree are moisture-born nāgas and moisture-born garuḍas. On the northern side of the tree are apparitionally born nāgas and apparitionally born garuḍas. In these four places there are palaces, each six hundred yojanas in length and breadth, with seven tiers of walls, adorned with the seven jewels, subtle fragrances perfuming afar, and various birds singing in harmony. Moreover, when that egg-born garuḍa king wishes to seize an egg-born nāga, he flies to the eastern branch of the great Kuṭaśālmali tree. Having gazed upon the water of the great ocean, he then flies down and fans the great ocean with both wings, causing the water to part naturally for two hundred yojanas. Right there he takes an egg-born nāga in his beak, carries it out beyond the sea, and eats it at will. The egg-born garuḍa king can only capture egg-born nāgas and the like, and cannot capture womb-, moisture-, or apparitionally born nāgas. If a womb-born bird wishes to capture an egg-born nāga, he also goes toward the sea east of the tree to capture it. Furthermore, when a womb-born bird wishes to capture a womb-born nāga, he goes toward the sea south of the tree to capture it, the water parting for four hundred yojanas. This womb-born bird king can only capture nāgas of the two births of egg and womb, and cannot capture nāgas of the two births of moisture and apparitional.