84000 Glossary of Terms

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ཞོ། | Glossary of Terms

  • ཞོ།

  • zho
  • karṣa
  • Term
Publications: 6
  • karṣa
  • ཞོ།
  • zho
  • karṣa
Definition in this text:

An ancient Indian weight that is the equivalent of about nine grams or around one third of an ounce.

  • karṣa
  • ཞོ།
  • zho
  • karṣa
Definition in this text:

An ancient Indian weight used for gold or silver, which is around 280 grains troy (about 18 grams).

  • karṣa
  • ཞོ།
  • zho
  • karṣa
Definition in this text:

A unit of weight equal to either 176 or 280 grains troy.

  • karṣa
  • ཞོ།
  • zho
  • karṣa
Definition in this text:

A unit of weight equal to 280 grains troy, or sometimes 176 grains troy.

  • karṣa
  • ཞོ།
  • zho
  • karṣa
Definition in this text:

A unit of weight equal to 280 grains troy, or, sometimes, 176 grains troy.

  • karṣa
  • ཞོ།
  • zho
  • karṣa
Definition in this text:

A unit of weight equal to about twelve grams.