一切經音義 22.330

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恒伽河（準經香山頂上有阿耨達池。其池四面各流出一河。東面私陀河。從金剛師子口流出。其沙金剛。東入震旦國便入東海。南面恒伽河。從銀象口流出。其沙白銀。流入南印度便入南海。西面信度河。從金牛口流出。其沙黃金。流入信度國便入西海。北面縛蒭河。從瑠璃馬口流出。其沙是瑠離。流入波斯拂林便入北海。其池縱廣五十由旬。四面口各一由旬也）。

"The River Gaṅgā" (According to the sūtra, atop Mount Gandhamādana there is Lake Anavatapta. From the four sides of this lake four rivers flow out: on the eastern side is the Sītā River, flowing from the mouth of a diamond lion; its sands are diamond; it flows east into China and then enters the Eastern Sea. On the southern side is the Gaṅgā River, flowing from the mouth of a silver elephant; its sands are silver; it flows into South India and then enters the Southern Sea. On the western side is the Sindhu River, flowing from the mouth of a golden bull; its sands are yellow gold; it flows into the country of Sindhu and then enters the Western Sea. On the northern side is the Vakṣu River, flowing from the mouth of a lapis lazuli horse; its sands are lapis lazuli; it flows into Persia and Fulin, and then enters the Northern Sea. The lake is fifty yojanas square, and the river mouths on its four sides are each one yojana wide).