諸經要集 13.23

13.23

Furthermore, the *Wudao shousheng jing* says: 'When an infant is born up to three years of age, it drinks a total of one hundred and eighty *hu* of milk, not counting the nourishment in the womb, which is also a share of it. A person of Pūrvavideha drinks one thousand eight hundred *hu* of milk. A person of Aparagodānīya drinks ten thousand eight hundred *hu* of milk. A person of Uttarakuru completes the body in seven days; on the day of birth, they are placed at a crossroads where passersby offer a finger to suckle. Therefore, they do not drink milk.' (These bushels and pecks are ancient small bushels; three bushels equal one modern bushel. Ancient people's bodies were exceptionally large and unlike modern infants; for fear that people would find the large quantity of milk strange, this separate note is made.)