丈じょう六ろく

noun

one jō and six shaku (approx. 4.85m)

Traditional Japanese unit of length; 1 jō = 10 shaku, so 1 jō 6 shaku ≈ 4.85 meters. Used especially in Buddhist contexts for statue heights.

• 奈な良らの大だい仏ぶつは丈じょう六ろくの坐ざ像ぞうである。

  The Great Buddha of Nara is a seated statue of one jō and six shaku.

noun

Buddha statue of one jō and six shaku

Specifically refers to a statue of the Buddha measuring 1 jō 6 shaku, a standard size in Buddhist iconography.

• この寺てらには丈じょう六ろくの仏ぶつ像ぞうが安あん置ちされている。

  A Buddha statue of one jō and six shaku is enshrined in this temple.

noun

sitting cross-legged

Rare, possibly archaic usage; derived from the posture of a seated Buddha statue of this size. Not a common modern expression for sitting cross-legged.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「丈じょう六ろく」が胡坐あぐらの意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In old texts, '丈六' is sometimes used to mean sitting cross-legged.