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"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).