The Country of Persia波斯國
1Persian traders who sail as far as Guangzhou
又從吐火羅國。西行一月。至波斯國。此王先管大𥦽。大𥦽是波斯王放駝戶。於後叛。便殺彼王。自立為主。然今此國。却被大𥦽所吞。衣舊著寬㲲布衫剪鬚髮。食唯餅肉。縱然有米。亦磨作餅喫也。土地出駝騾羊馬。出高大驢㲲布寶物。言音各別。不同餘國。土地人性。受與易。常於西海汎舶。入南海。向師子國。取諸寶物。所以彼國云出寶物。亦向崑崙國取金。亦汎舶漢地。直至廣州。取綾絹絲綿之類。土地出好細疊。國人愛殺生。事天不識佛法
Again from the country of Tokhara I went west for a month and reached the country of Persia (波斯國). This king ruled the Arabs in former days. The Arabs were the camel-herding folk of the king of Persia, and later they rebelled, killed that king and set themselves up as lords. So now this country has instead been swallowed by the Arabs.
From of old they wear a loose wool shirt, and they cut their beards and hair. Their food is only cakes and meat; even when they have rice, they grind it and make cakes of it to eat.
The land yields camels, mules, sheep and horses, and it yields tall, fine asses, wool cloth and treasures. Their speech is quite their own and is not like that of the other countries.
The nature of the people of that land is to love buying and selling. They are always setting sail on the western sea and entering the southern sea, going to the country of Saja (師子國), that is Sri Lanka, to take all kinds of treasures. That is why it is said that treasures come from that country. They also go to the country of Kunlun (崑崙國) to take gold, and they set sail for the land of Han as well and go straight to Guangzhou (廣州) to take figured silk, plain silk, thread, silk floss and the like. The land yields fine wool cloth of close weave.
The people of the country love to kill living things. They serve Heaven (天) and do not know the Law of the Buddha.
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