一切經音義 43.122

43.122

Span of a hand (磔: upper syllable *tś-*, *tśi* + *kek* fanqie; the Guangya says: '磔 means to stretch out, to open.' Investigating 'one hand-span' (*yi zheshou*): spreading the palm on the ground, measured by the distance between the index finger and middle finger. The Shuowen says: 'Takes the stone radical and *jie* phonetic'; also written as 㡯; originally written in the sūtra text as 搩, which is incorrect).