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# Hindu Medicine c8.134

Hindu Medicine c8.134

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### [c8.134](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.134)

The exhaling function, according to Vijñānabhikṣu, extends over twelve fingers’ breadth from the tip of the nose. One may ascertain this activity of the breath through its effect on the bristles of a brush or on a tuft of cotton wool, held at that distance.

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