翻譯名義集 3.55

3.55

[Gayā] Here it is translated as Mountain City, about twenty *li* from the Bodhimaṇḍa. The *Xiyu ji* says: “The city is very perilous and firm; five or six *li* southwest of the city one reaches Mount Gayā. The valleys are deep and dark, and the peaks are precipitous and perilous. The Indian custom calls it the Sacred Mountain. From antiquity, when sovereigns governed the realm and inherited the lineage, extending their transformative influence far and wide, with virtue surpassing previous dynasties, none failed to ascend and perform the *feng* sacrifice to announce their success.”