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"Digit (āṅgula) has here (B. S. LVIII 4) no absolute, but a relative value; it is the module and equal to 1/108 of the whole height of the idol, or 1/180 of idol and seat together". Commentary : yasmāt kāshṭhāt pāshāṇādikād vā pratimā kriyate tad dairghyaṁ pīṭha-pramāṇa-vivarjitaṁ dvādaśa-bhāga-vibhaktaṁ kṛitvā tatraiko bhāgo navadhā kāryaḥ, so'ṅgula-sajñako bhavati, yasmād ashṭādhikam aṅgula-śatam pratimā pramāṇaṁ vakshyati. (Kern. *J. R. A. S.* (N. S.) volume VI, p. 323, notes 1, 2).