法苑珠林 2.18

2.18

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.