一切經音義 1.201

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尋香城（古譯名乾闥婆城。唐梵雖殊其實一也。瑜伽論云音樂在地屬東方持國天王常與上界諸天奏樂以業感力故。但諸天思憶樂時。此尋香神即感遙聞彼天香氣。尋香赴彼。奏諸音樂。或名食香神。案此天所住城郭或居須彌層級或在七金山上。或居空界或處人間。其城郭多於平澤海濱。或於空曠砂漠絕人境處。化現似城遠望分明。近觀即滅。如波浮雲陽氣之類）。

尋香城 (Anciently translated as gandharva city. Though Chinese and Sanskrit differ, their reality is the same. The Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra says: 'Musicians on the earth belong to the Heavenly King of the East, Dhṛtarāṣṭra; they constantly make music for the gods of the higher realms. Due to the power of their karmic retribution, whenever the gods think of music, these scent-seeking spirits immediately perceive and smell that heavenly scent from afar, follow the scent thither, and play various music. They are also called scent-eating spirits.' Examining this, the cities inhabited by these deities may reside on the terraces of Mount Sumeru, on the Seven Golden Mountains, in the sky, or among humans. Their cities are mostly manifested over flat marshes, seashores, or open deserts where human presence is absent. They magically appear resembling a city, clear when viewed from afar, but vanish when viewed up close, like ripples, floating clouds, or heat hazes).