[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 2.18 # 法苑珠林 2.18 法苑珠林 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.2.18) 依立世經云。閻浮提人命促至十歲時。身形短小。或長二搩手三搩手。於其自身則有八搩手。毘曇論云。閻浮提人至百歲時。身長三肘半。或長四肘（長阿含經云。長三肘或有不定者大低言之）弗婆提人長八肘。瞿耶尼人長十六肘。欝單越人長三十二肘。 > According to the \*Lokasthiti-sūtra\*, when the lifespan of the people of Jambudvīpa decreases to ten years, their bodies become short and small, measuring either two spans (diṣṭi) or three spans in height; relative to their own body, it is eight spans. The \*Abhidharma-śāstra\* states that when the people of Jambudvīpa reach a lifespan of one hundred years, their body height is three and a half cubits (hasta), or four cubits (the \*Dīrghāgama-sūtra\* states three cubits; where there are discrepancies, these are general estimations). The people of Pūrvavideha are eight cubits tall. The people of Aparagodānīya are sixteen cubits tall. The people of Uttarakuru are thirty-two cubits tall. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大乘義章](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1851.8.46) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.2.18) · Pramāṇa