飒秣建国 (颯秣建國) sàmòjiànguó

sàmòjiànguó proper noun Samakan; Samarkand
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Concept: Place Name 地名
Notes: A historic place name used by Xuan Zang, mentioned in the 大唐西域記 ”The Great T'ang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions” (Ding '颯秣建'; FGDB '颯秣建國'; SH '颯秣建'; T 2087, Scroll 1; Xuanzang and Rongxi Li trans. 1996, p. 11)