ཚའ་མཐའ་མད notes.109
The Limits of Life notes.109
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109. To get an idea of the dimensions spoken of here, the reader may be referred to Thomas 1874, 26–28: “2,867,200 ratis = 1,638,400 grains = 20 droṇas = 1 ¼ khārīs = l kumbha 17,920.” See also Crook & Osmaston 1994, 123–28 (the table on p. 124 states for contemporary Ladakh: 20 bre [= 1 khal] = 12–14 liters, 9–10 kg of barley).