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> Dear respected devotees, pamho, agtsp!

>

> Does anyone know how much is 'a seer' of rice or a 'chattack' of rice?

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> And what is khoi (fused rice); what does 'fused' mean here?

>

> Tghank you very much!

>

> Your humble servant, allways praying for your mercy, Mandali Dasi

 

>From Google: http://www.khandro.net/nature_rice_jataka.htm

 

 

 

The collection of Buddhist tales known as the Jatakas contains this story

which, besides teaching a profound lesson about the importance of honesty,

and the value of experience, also explains the laws of economics and of

karma.  It demonstrates the fundamental role played by rice in southern Asia

since ancient times. 

A seer is a measure of quantity either as the volume of dry substances such

as grains and beans, or of their weight. 

A seer is a traditional weight unit in India and South Asia. The seer equals

1/40 maund, and ... , it varied considerably from one area to another. The

official size in British India was 2.057 lbs. (pounds) or 0.9331 kilogram.

In Pakistan, the seer is now considered equal to the kilogram.  [it also

refers to] a traditional unit of dry volume in northern India, equal to a

little more than a liter. This is roughly the volume of a seer [1] of grain.

In poorer areas, paddy rice planting may be repaid at a mere seer per day.

 

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>From google: http://unicon.netian.com/data/mas.dat

 

'CHATTACK(BANGLADESH)' 58.32E-3 KG

1

'CHATTACK@BANGLADESH'

1

'CHATTACK'

0

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'CHATTACK(INDIA)' 58.32E-3 KG

1

'CHATTACK@INDIA'

1

'CHATTACK'

1

'CHATTACK'

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'CHATTACK(PAKISTAN)' 58.32E-3 KG

1

'CHATTACK@PAKISTAN'

1

'CHATTACK'

0

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'CHATTAK(SRI LANKA)' 58.31902E-3 KG

1

'CHATTAK@SRI-LANKA'

1

'CHATTAK'

0

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