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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
由旬 see styles |
yóu xún you2 xun2 yu hsün yujun |
yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles) 由延; 兪旬 (or 揄旬) ; 踰繕那 (or 踰闍那 or 踰延那) Yojana; described as anciently a royal day's march for the army; also 40, 30, or 16 li; 8 krośas 拘羅舍, one being the distance at which a bull's bellow can be heard; M. W. says 4 krośas or about 9 English miles, or nearly 30 Chinese li. |
一由旬 see styles |
yī yóu xún yi1 you2 xun2 i yu hsün ichi yujun |
one yojana |
百由旬 see styles |
bǎi yóu xún bai3 you2 xun2 pai yu hsün hyaku yujun |
one hundred yojanas |
三百由旬 see styles |
sān bǎi yóu xún san1 bai3 you2 xun2 san pai yu hsün sanbyaku yujun |
The 300 yojanas parable of the Magic City, erected by a leader who feared that his people would become weary and return; i.e. Hīnayāna nirvāṇa, a temporary rest on the way to the real land of precious things, or true nirvāṇa; v. 法華化城品. |
五百由旬 see styles |
wǔ bǎi yóu xún wu3 bai3 you2 xun2 wu pai yu hsün gohyaku yujun |
The 500 yojanas of difficult and perilous journey to the Land of Treasures: v. the Lotus Sutra. |
四百由旬 see styles |
sì bǎi yóu xún si4 bai3 you2 xun2 ssu pai yu hsün yonhyaku yujun |
four hundred yojanas |
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