The Six Countries of the Hu六胡國
1The customs of the six Hu countries
又從大𥦽國已東。並是胡國。即是安國。曹國。史國。石騾國。米國。康國等。雖各有王並屬大𥦽所管。為國狹小。兵馬不多。不能自護。土地出駝騾羊馬疊布之類。衣著疊衫袴等及皮毬。言音不同諸國又此六國總事火祆。不識佛法。唯康國有一寺。有一僧。又不解敬也。此等胡國。並剪鬚髮。愛著白㲲帽子。極惡風俗。婚姻交雜。納母及姊妹為妻。波斯國亦納母為妻。其吐火羅國。乃至罽賓國。犯引國。謝䫻國等。兄弟十人五人三人兩人。共娶一妻。不許各娶一婦恐破家計。
Again, east of the country of the Arabs all are countries of the Hu (胡), that is, the country of An (安國), the country of Jo (曹國), the country of Sa (史國), the country of Seokra (石騾國), the country of Mi (米國), the country of Gang (康國) and the rest. Each has its own king, but all are under the rule of the Arabs. The countries are narrow and small, their troops are not many, and they cannot defend themselves.
The land yields camels, mules, sheep, horses, wool cloth and the like. They wear wool shirts, trousers and the like, and leather coats. Their speech is not like that of the other countries.
Again, these six countries all worship fire (火祆) and do not know the Law of the Buddha. Only in the country of Gang is there one monastery and one monk, and even he does not know how to revere it.
These countries of the Hu all cut their beards and hair, and they love to wear white wool caps. Their customs are very bad. They marry in confusion, taking a mother or a sister to wife. The country of Persia too takes a mother to wife.
In the countries of Tokhara, Gyebin, Bamiyan, Sayul and the rest, brothers, ten or five or three or two, take one wife together. They do not allow each man to take a wife of his own, for they fear that the household would be ruined.
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