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[[yojana]] ([[由旬]]). The distance covered by one day’s march of an {{Wiki|army}} or by one day’s walk of a yoked bull. One [[yojana]] may {{Wiki|equal}} 4 or 8 [[krośas]], each [[krośa]] {{Wiki|being}} the distance at which a bull’s bellow can be [[heard]]. The estimated distance of a [[yojana]] varies from 8 to 19 kilometers. {[[one yojana equals eight miles]]}
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'''[[Yojana]]''' (Skt.; Tib. ''[[paktsé]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[dpag tshad]]'') — a [[measure]] of length used in the [[traditional]] teachings.
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* In the [[Abhidharma]] teachings, one [[yojana]] is {{Wiki|equivalent}} to 16,000 {{Wiki|cubits}} (approx. 7,4 kilometers).
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* In the [[Kalachakra]] [[tantra]], one [[yojana]] is {{Wiki|equivalent}} to 32,000 {{Wiki|cubits}} (approx. 14,8 kilometers).
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[[yojana]] ([[由旬]]). The distance covered by one day’s march of an {{Wiki|army}} or by one day’s walk of a yoked [[bull]]. One [[yojana]] may {{Wiki|equal}} 4 or 8 [[krośas]], each [[krośa]] {{Wiki|being}} the distance at which a bull’s bellow can be [[heard]]. The estimated distance of a [[yojana]] varies from 8 to 19 kilometers. {[[one yojana equals eight miles]]}
 
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Yojana (Skt.; Tib. paktsé; Wyl. dpag tshad) — a measure of length used in the traditional teachings.

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yojana (由旬). The distance covered by one day’s march of an army or by one day’s walk of a yoked bull. One yojana may equal 4 or 8 krośas, each krośa being the distance at which a bull’s bellow can be heard. The estimated distance of a yojana varies from 8 to 19 kilometers. {one yojana equals eight miles}

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www.sutrasmantras.info