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瑜伽論記 1.488

瑜伽論記 1.488

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1.488

極微微、金、水,兔、羊、牛、隙塵,蟣、虱、麥、指節,後後增七倍,二十四指肘,四肘為弓量。五百俱盧舍,此八踰繕那,計十六里也。言六千五百者,此則據周圍也。

"Paramāṇus, aṇus, iron-, water-,
Rabbit-, sheep-, ox-, and window-dust particles,
Nit, louse, barley grain, finger-joint,
Each succeeding one increases sevenfold;
Twenty-four finger-widths make a cubit (hasta),
Four cubits make the measure of a bow (dhanu);
Five hundred [bows] make a krośa,
And eight of these make a yojana,"
which amounts to sixteen li. The mention of "six thousand five hundred" is based on the circumference.

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