On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c26.s2.17
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c26.s2.17
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v2.c26.s2.17
The distance eastward from Bairāt to Mathurā (Mo-t‘u-lo), which is about 95 miles, as measured on the map, agrees well with the pilgrim’s estimate of ‘above 500 *li*’. In easy country the *li* may be reckoned as 3/16 ths of a mile, or somewhere between one fifth and one sixth.