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རྒྱང་གྲགས། | Glossary of Terms
རྒྱང་གྲགས།
rgyang grags
kroṣa
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- Krośa
- རྒྱང་གྲགས།
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A distance equivalent to five hundred arm spans.
- Krośa
- རྒྱང་གྲགས།
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A quarter of a yojana, sometimes called an “Indian league.” It is said to be about two miles. The Tibetan means “an earshot.”
- Krośa
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- kos
A quarter of a yojana, a distance that could be between one and over two miles. The milestones or kos-stones along the Indian trunk road were just over two miles apart. The Tibetan means “earshot.”
- Krośa
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An ancient unit of measuring distance. Approximately 2.25 English miles, although it is calculated differently in various systems.
- Krośa
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A measure of distance corresponding to one calling-distance. Four krośa equal one yojana.
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A measure of distance, one quarter of a yojana; supposedly the distance within which a cry can be heard.