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title: "佛說立世阿毘曇論 · 15 毘留勒叉城品"
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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### 毘留勒叉城品第十五

> Chapter 15: City of Virūḍhaka

「南由乾陀山二頂中間有一國土名毘留勒叉，周圍一千由旬。金城圍繞，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。毘留勒叉城西南角，是毘留勒叉天王之所住處，周圍二百五十由旬。金城圍繞，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。一一寶塹廣二由旬，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。』是毘留勒叉大城，是天子住處，復有天州、天郡、天縣、天村，周匝遍布此大城中。毘樓勒叉天王依此中住。王領所極，從由乾陀山南至鐵圍山拘槃荼神，是王所領。」如是義者佛世尊說。如是我聞。

> "Between the two peaks of Mount Yugandhara, there exists a land named Virūḍhaka. It spans one thousand yojanas in circumference. It is encircled by a city wall of gold, one yojana high, with battlements half a yojana high. The city gates are two yojanas high, with gate towers one and a half yojanas tall. Every ten yojanas there is a gate. There are ninety-nine main gates and one small gate, making exactly one hundred gates. These gates are all made of various treasures, adorned with fine mani jewels, crafted as elaborately as a beautifully embroidered carpet. Each gate is guarded by four divisions of the army, as described previously. Outside the city, there are seven layers of jeweled railings, also as previously described. They are surrounded by seven rows of palm tree groves, again as previously mentioned. Between these trees are jeweled ponds, spaced one hundred bow-lengths apart, adorned in various ways, as already described. They contain five kinds of jeweled flowers and have four jeweled boats, also as described. On the pond banks, there are five kinds of jeweled trees, as before. There are also four kinds of jeweled halls and palaces, which are the dwelling places of male and female devas. Outside the city walls, there are three jeweled moats, with the rest as previously described. Each moat is two yojanas wide and one and a half yojanas deep, shaped like a pot—wide at the bottom and narrow at the top—and filled to the brim with celestial water, as described. Between these moats, there are palaces of celestial maidens arranged in a row. Beyond the three moats, the city is surrounded by groves of the seven jewels, as described. At that time, in the outer groves, all the flowers were in full, fresh bloom. The female devas played all kinds of music. The male devas would leave the great city to watch and listen to the music, and the female devas would also leave the city to watch and listen. Through this, they enjoyed all kinds of pleasures and entertainments. At the southwest corner of the city of Virūḍhaka lies the dwelling place of King Virūḍhaka. It is two hundred and fifty yojanas in circumference. It is encircled by a city wall of gold, one yojana high, with battlements half a yojana high. The city gates are two yojanas high, with gate towers one and a half yojanas tall. Every ten yojanas there is a gate. There are twenty-four main gates and one small gate, making exactly twenty-five gates. These gates are all made of various treasures, adorned with fine mani jewels, crafted as elaborately as a beautifully embroidered carpet. Each gate is guarded by four divisions of the army, as described before. Outside the city, there are seven layers of jeweled railings, as already described. It is surrounded by seven rows of palm tree groves, as before. Between the trees are jeweled ponds, spaced one hundred bow-lengths apart, adorned in various ways, as described. They contain five kinds of jeweled flowers and have four kinds of jeweled boats, as described. On the pond banks, there are five kinds of jeweled trees, as before. There are four kinds of jeweled halls and palaces, the dwelling places of male and female devas. Outside the city walls, there are three jeweled moats, with the rest as before. Each jeweled moat is two yojanas wide and one and a half yojanas deep, shaped like a pot—wide at the bottom and narrow at the top—and filled to the brim with celestial water, as described. Between these moats, there are palaces of celestial maidens arranged in a row. Beyond the three moats, the city is surrounded by groves of the seven jewels, as before. At that time, in the outer groves, all the flowers were in full, fresh bloom. The female devas played all kinds of music. The male devas would leave the city to watch and listen to the music, and the female devas would also leave the city to watch and listen. Through this, they enjoyed all kinds of pleasures and entertainments. Within this great city, the four-sided residential areas, streets, and marketplaces were all orderly and straight. In this celestial city, some dwellings were four-sided houses, some were multi-storied pointed buildings, some were tall many-storied towers, some were lofty terraced pavilions, and some had four-sided battlements. According to their karma and merit, these were all made of various jewels, level, straight, and proper. The roads of this celestial city numbered fifty. The main and cross streets intersected, clearly laid out like a chessboard. The four gates opened through, so from the east one could see the west. In the lanes and marketplaces, treasures and goods were plentiful: 1) grain markets, 2) clothing markets, 3) incense markets, 4) food markets, 5) flower garland markets, 6) artisan markets, and 7) markets of courtesans. Everywhere there were market officials. In these markets, male and female devas came and went, trading, haggling over prices, asking for increases or decreases, weighing and counting, following proper market conventions. Although they did these things, it was all for entertainment. There was no taking or giving, no sense of 'mine'. If they desired something, they could simply pick it up. If it suited their karma, they took it as they wished. If it did not suit their karma, they would say, 'This item is too expensive, it is not what I need.' At the crossroads, the city was adorned with elephants, horses, chariots, and soldiers. Male devas resided there, either for guarding, for entertainment, or for ornamentation. The roads of the market were all paved with a soft and pleasant sapphire, adorned with various jewels, as fine as a beautiful celestial carpet, decorated with dragons, beasts, flowers, and plants, as before. They also burned incense, scattered flowers, and hung celestial garments, just as described. Throughout the city, banners and canopies were erected everywhere. Within this great city, these sounds never ceased: the sounds of elephants, horses, chariots, conch shells, \*panava\* drums, \*muṛoṅga\* drums, flutes, and music. And there were voices saying: 'Welcome, welcome. Please eat, please drink. I offer you this.' This great city of Virūḍhaka is the dwelling place of the male devas. It is further filled with celestial states, prefectures, counties, and villages, spread throughout the city. King Virūḍhaka resides in this city. The extent of his dominion reaches from the southern side of Mount Yugandhara to the Iron Ring Mountains. The Kumbhāṇḍa spirits are under his rule.' This is the meaning taught by the Buddha, the World-Honored One. Thus have I heard."