翻譯名義集 3.118

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【阿耨達】《西域記》云：「瞻部洲之中地者，阿那婆答多池，唐言無熱惱。舊曰阿耨達，訛也。在香山之南，大雪山北，周八百里，金、銀、銅、鐵、琉璃、頗胝飾其岸焉。金沙彌漫，清波皎鏡，大地菩薩以願力故，化為龍王，於中潛宅，出清冷水。是以池東面銀牛口，流出殑伽河，繞池一匝，入東南海。池南面金象口，流出信度河，繞池一匝，入西南海。池西面琉璃馬口，流出縛芻河，繞池一匝，入西北海。池北面頗胝師子口，流出徙多河，繞池一匝，入東北海。或曰潛流地下，出積石山，即徙多河之流，為中國之河源。」《孝經》援神契曰：「河者，水之伯。」

[Anavatapta] The Record of the Western Regions says: 'In the center of Jambudvīpa lies Lake Anavatapta, which in the Tang language means Without Scorching Torment. Formerly called Anouda, which is an error. It lies south of Mount Gandhamādana and north of the Great Snowy Mountains. It has a circumference of eight hundred li, and its banks are adorned with gold, silver, copper, iron, lapis lazuli, and crystal. Golden sands spread everywhere, and its clear waves reflect like mirrors. Through the power of his vows, a great bodhisattva transformed into a dragon king, secretly making his dwelling therein and bringing forth cool, pure water. Thus, from the silver ox's mouth on the eastern face of the lake flows the Gaṅgā River, which circles the lake once and enters the southeastern sea. From the golden elephant's mouth on the southern face flows the Sindhu River, which circles the lake once and enters the southwestern sea. From the lapis lazuli horse's mouth on the western face flows the Vakṣu River, which circles the lake once and enters the northwestern sea. From the crystal lion's mouth on the northern face flows the Sītā River, which circles the lake once and enters the northeastern sea. Some say that flowing secretly underground, it emerges at Mount Jishi; this is the current of the Sītā River, which forms the source of the Yellow River in China.' The Yuanshenqi of the Classic of Filial Piety says: 'The Yellow River is the elder of waters.'