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title: "佛說立世阿毘曇論 · 14 提頭賴吒城品"
description: "佛說立世阿毘曇論由真諦三藏於南朝陳代譯出，屬阿毘曇類論典。該論以佛教宇宙觀為核心，系統闡述世間與出世間的結構、眾生業力與輪迴關係，並詳釋世界成住壞空過程。其內容融合說一切有部思想，兼具經律論三藏特質，為研究早期佛教宇宙論與哲學體系的重要文獻。該論不僅助益修行者理解因果法則，亦為漢傳阿毘曇學發展奠定基礎，在佛教思想史與典籍傳承中具有承先啟後的地位。"
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## 佛說立世阿毘曇論卷第四

> "Shi Shuo Li Shi Apidan Lun, Volume 4"

陳西印度三藏真諦譯

> Sutra Translated by Zhen Di of Western India

### 提頭賴吒城品第十四

> Chapter 14: The City of Dītīlài Zhā

「須彌山王凡有四頂，東、西、南、北，其東頂者真金所成，其西頂者白銀所成，其北頂者琉璃所成，其南頂者頗梨所成。復有一切眾寶所成，復多七性。是四頂者，上廣下狹，譬如蓮芙，其最狹處周圍一千五百由旬，其最大處逕七百由旬，周圍二千一百由旬。是四頂處多有諸獸，復有眾鳥、師子虎豹，並悉化生，一切皆食天須陀味，不相殘害。有金剛手，一切諸天依此中住。有四由乾陀山：一東、二西、三北、四南。東由乾陀山，山有兩頂；西、北、南亦復如是。東二頂者真金所成，西二頂者白銀所成，北二頂者琉璃所成，南二頂者頗梨所成。復有一切眾寶所成，復有七性。上廣下狹，狀如蓮芙，其最狹處逕三百五十由旬，周圍一千五十由旬，其最大處逕五百由旬，周圍一千五百由旬。是八頂處多有諸獸，復有眾鳥、師子虎豹，並悉化生，皆食天須陀味，不相殘害。有金剛手，諸天依此中住。如是山山其頂兩倍，迺至第七尼民陀山，則有五百一十二頂。是七山頂，高廣向外次第半減。東由乾陀山二頂中間，有一國土名提頭賴吒，周圍一千由旬，金城圍遶，高一由旬，埤堄高半由旬，城門高二由旬，門樓一由旬半。十十由旬有一一門，九十九門復一小門，足一百門。是諸門者眾寶所成，摩尼妙寶之所莊嚴，譬如妙好𣰽毺種種雕鏤。是門又有四軍防衛，並如上說；外七重寶柵，亦如上說。七重多羅樹林之所圍遶，亦如上說。其樹中間有諸寶池，相去百弓，種種莊嚴，亦如上說。五種寶花，亦如上說。及四寶船，亦如上說。池岸五種寶樹，亦如上說，乃至四寶堂殿，諸男女天之所住處。其城外邊三重寶塹，餘如上說。一一塹者廣二由旬，深一由旬半，形如壺口，下廣上狹，天水盈滿，並如上說。是塹間地，有諸婇女宮殿羅列。三重塹外，七寶樹林之所圍繞，亦如上說。時外林中，一切諸花開敷鮮榮，諸女天等奏諸音樂，時諸天子從大城出觀聽音樂，諸女天等從大城出觀聽音樂，以是因緣受諸戲樂。提頭賴吒城西南角，是提頭賴吒天王之所住處，周圍二百五十由旬，金城圍遶高一由旬，埤堄高半由旬，城門高二由旬，門樓一由旬半。十十由旬有一一門，二十四大門復一小門，足二十五門。是諸門者眾寶所成，摩尼妙寶之所莊嚴，譬如妙好𣰽毺，種種雕鏤。是門又有四軍防衛，並如上說；外七重寶柵，亦如上說。七重多羅樹林之所圍繞，亦如上說。其樹中間有諸寶池，相去百弓，種種莊嚴，亦如上說；五種寶花，亦如上說。及四寶船，亦如上說。池岸五種寶樹，亦如上說，乃至四寶堂殿，諸男女天之所住處。其城外邊三重寶塹，餘如上說。一一塹者廣二由旬，深一由旬半，形如壺口，下廣上狹，天水盈滿，並如上說。是塹間地，有諸婇女宮殿羅列。三重塹外，七寶樹林之所圍繞，亦如上說。時外林中一切諸花開敷鮮榮，諸女天等奏諸音樂，時諸天子從城中出觀聽音樂，諸女天等從城中出觀聽音樂，以是因緣受諸戲樂。是大城內四邊住處、衢巷市鄽並皆調直。是諸天城，或有住處四相應舍、或有住處重層尖屋、或有住處多層高樓、或有住處臺觀雲聳、或有住處四周却敵，隨其福德，眾寶所成，平正端直。是天城路，其數五十，四陌相通，行列分明，皆如棊道，四門通達，東西相見。巷巷市鄽，寶貨盈滿——一穀米市、二衣服市、三眾香市、四飲食市、五花鬘市、六工巧市、七婬女市——處處並有市官。是諸市中，天子天女往來貿易、商量貴賤、求索增減、稱量料數，具市鄽法。雖作是事，以為戲樂，無取無與、無我所心，脫欲所須，便可提去；若業相應，隨意而取；業不相應，便作是言：『此物奇貴，非我所須。』當四衢道，象馬車兵之所莊嚴。及諸天子止住其中，或為守護、或為戲樂、或為莊嚴。市中間路，一切琉璃，軟滑可愛，眾寶莊嚴，亦如北地妙好𣰽毺，龍獸花草，皆如前說。乃至燒香散花、懸諸天衣，亦復如是。復於處處竪立幡幢。天大城內，如是等聲恒無斷絕，所謂象聲、馬聲、車聲、螺聲、波那婆聲、鼓聲、牟澄伽聲、笳聲、音樂聲。又有聲言：『善來善來。願食願飲，我今供養。』是提頭賴吒大城，是天子住處，復有天州、天郡、天縣、天村，周匝遍布此大城中，提頭賴吒天王依此中住。王領所極，從由乾陀山東至鐵圍山乾闥婆天，是王所領。」如是義者是佛所說。如是我聞。

> Mount Sumeru, the king of mountains, has four peaks—east, west, south, and north. The eastern peak is made of pure gold, the western of pure silver, the northern of lapis lazuli, and the southern of crystal. They are also made of all manner of precious gems, possessing the seven qualities. These four peaks are broad at the top and narrow at the base, like a lotus flower. At their narrowest, they measure 1,500 yojanas in circumference; at their widest, 700 yojanas in diameter, with a circumference of 2,100 yojanas. These four peaks are home to many beasts, birds, lions, tigers, and leopards, all born spontaneously. They all feed on the divine nectar of heaven and do not harm one another. There dwell the Vajrapāṇi guardians, and all the gods reside within this realm. There are four Dryāṅṭaka mountains: one east, one west, one north, and one south. The eastern Dryāṅṭaka mountain has two peaks, as do the western, northern, and southern ones. The eastern peaks are made of pure gold, the western of pure silver, the northern of lapis lazuli, and the southern of crystal. They too are made of all manner of precious gems, possessing the seven qualities. They are broad at the top and narrow at the base, shaped like a lotus flower. At their narrowest, they measure 350 yojanas in diameter, with a circumference of 1,050 yojanas; at their widest, 500 yojanas in diameter, with a circumference of 1,500 yojanas. These eight peaks abound in beasts, birds, lions, tigers, and leopards, all spontaneously born, feeding on divine nectar, and not harming one another. There dwell the Vajrapāṇi guardians, and the gods reside in this realm. Thus, each mountain range has twice the number of peaks as the one before, up to the seventh, Mount Nimindhara, which has 512 peaks. These seven mountain ranges successively decrease in height and breadth toward the outer reaches. Between the two peaks of the eastern Dryāṅṭaka mountain lies a land called Dhṛtarāṣṭra, spanning 1,000 yojanas in circumference. It is encircled by a golden wall one yojana high, with battlements half a yojana high. The city gates are two yojanas tall, with gate towers one and a half yojanas high. Every ten yojanas there is a gate—ninety-nine large gates and one small gate, totaling one hundred gates. These gates are made of precious gems, adorned with fine jewels, carved like an exquisite tapestry. Each gate is guarded by four divisions of the army, and outside are seven encircling fences of treasures, as described above. Seven rows of palm trees surround it, also as described. Between the trees are jeweled ponds spaced a hundred bows apart, adorned in various ways, also as described. They contain the five kinds of precious flowers and four jeweled boats, as described. Along the pond banks grow the five kinds of jeweled trees, as described, down to the four-treasure palace halls, where the male and female gods reside. Outside the city wall are three encircling moats of treasure, as described. Each moat is two yojanas wide and one and a half yojanas deep, shaped like a pot's mouth—broad at the base and narrow at the top—filled with heavenly water. Between these moats, palaces of celestial maidens are arranged in rows. Beyond the three moats, forests of seven-treasure trees surround the city, as described. In the outer forest, all the flowers bloom brightly, and the goddesses play various music. Then the princes come out of the great city to hear the music, and the goddesses come out to hear it too, and through these causes they enjoy all manner of pleasures. At the southwest corner of Dhṛtarāṣṭra city is the dwelling of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, spanning 250 yojanas in circumference. It is encircled by a golden wall one yojana high, with battlements half a yojana high. The gates are two yojanas tall, with gate towers one and a half yojanas high. Every ten yojanas there is a gate—twenty-four large gates and one small gate, totaling twenty-five gates. These gates are made of precious gems, adorned with fine jewels, carved like an exquisite tapestry. Each gate is guarded by four divisions of the army, as described. Outside are seven encircling fences of treasure, as described. Seven rows of palm trees surround it, as described. Between the trees are jeweled ponds spaced a hundred bows apart, adorned in various ways, as described; with the five kinds of precious flowers and the four jeweled boats, as described. Along the pond banks grow the five kinds of jeweled trees, as described, down to the four-treasure palace halls, where the male and female gods reside. Outside the city wall are three encircling moats of treasure, as described. Each moat is two yojanas wide and one and a half yojanas deep, shaped like a pot's mouth, filled with heavenly water. Between the moats, palaces of celestial maidens are arrayed in rows. Beyond the three moats, forests of seven-treasure trees surround it, as described. In the outer forest, all the flowers bloom brightly, the goddesses play music, and the princes and goddesses come out from the city to listen and enjoy themselves through these causes. Within the great city, the residences, streets, and marketplaces are all laid out straight and even. Some dwellings are four-sided houses, some are multi-story peaked structures, some are lofty towers, some are high lookout pavilions, and some are fortified with encircling walls—all made of various treasures according to one's merit, level and upright. The city has fifty great roads, connected by four main avenues, arranged in clear rows like a chessboard, with four gates opening in all directions, east and west visible to each other. In every lane and market, treasures fill the stalls—one for grain, one for clothing, one for incense, one for food and drink, one for flower garlands, one for crafts, and one for courtesans—and each has its market official. In these markets, princes and goddesses come and go, trading, bargaining over prices, negotiating rises and falls, weighing and measuring, all according to market custom. Yet though they do these things, it is all for playful amusement. There is no real taking or giving, no sense of possessiveness. If they desire something, they simply pick it up; if their karma accords, they take it as they wish. If not, they say, "This item is oddly overpriced; not what I need." At the four crossroads, elephants, horses, chariots, and soldiers adorn the scene. The princes dwell there—whether to guard, to delight, or to decorate. The roads within the market are all of lapis lazuli, smooth and delightful, adorned with treasures, like the fine carpets of the north, with dragons, beasts, and flowers patterned within, as described. Incense is burned, flowers scattered, and celestial garments hung everywhere, also as described. Banners and pennants are raised in every place. Within the great heavenly city, these sounds never cease—the sound of elephants, horses, chariots, conches, drums, mṛdaṅga drums, cymbals, flutes, and music. And a voice proclaims: "Welcome, welcome. Please eat, please drink—I offer this to you." This great city of Dhṛtarāṣṭra is the abode of the prince, and it contains heavenly provinces, counties, towns, and villages scattered throughout. King Dhṛtarāṣṭra dwells here. His dominion extends from the eastern Dryāṅṭaka mountain to the iron ring mountains, where the gandharva gods reside—this is his realm. Such is the meaning spoken by the Buddha. Thus have I heard.