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# 法苑珠林 4.82

法苑珠林 4.82

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.4.82)

洛書甄曜度曰。周天三百六十五度四分度之一。又度為千九百三十二里。則天地相去十七萬八千五百里。論衡曰。日一日行一度。一度二千里。日晝行千里。舒疾與騏驎之步相類也。

> The Luoshu zhenyaodu says: 'The heaven's circuit is 365 and one-quarter degrees. Moreover, each degree is 1,932 li; thus heaven and earth are 178,500 li apart.' The Lunheng says: 'The sun travels one degree each day, and one degree is 2,000 li. During the day the sun travels 1,000 li; its slowness and swiftness are comparable to the pace of a qilin.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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