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How many centimeters and meters are the standard Ding Lan ruler?

38.78 cm

Ding Lan ruler is a geomantic tool. Measure the size of the yin house, which is one foot two inches and eight minutes long, and one foot is about 38.78 cm (that is, cm). It is divided into ten squares, engraved with the cross of "wealth, loss, honor, death, official, righteousness, suffering, honor, harm and determination". It is more appropriate to use auspicious words.

Usage of Ding Lan ruler

1. In the middle of the special tape measure, there are two lines of red and black rulers. The big characters on them are secretaries and the small characters are Ding Lan rulers.

2. The secretary is used for the size of the home, temple and Buddha of God and the living;

3. Ding Lan ruler is used for tomb building, ancestral halls and temples, parents and ancestors of table.

4. The distance between the left and right sides of the sacred table, the height of the sacred table, the height of the Buddhist association, the position of the sacred furnace, the position of the golden body, the position of the giant table, and the distance between the two gods.

5. When using the Ding Lan ruler, leave one inch for the sky and one inch for the ground.