《太平广记·卷三百九十七·山（溪》
崛起一块巨石，高有百万寻，望去成圆形，好象民间麦堆的形状，固此有麦积山之名。
崛起一石块，高百万寻，望之团团，如民间积麦之状，故有此名。
A huge stone, a million fathoms high, rises up. When viewed from a distance, it is round, just like a stack of wheat in the countryside. Hence the name, Maijishan Mountain.