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Tibetan astrology

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Tibetan astrology (Tibetan: དཀར་རྩིས, Wylie: dkar rtsis) is a traditional discipline of the Tibetan peoples that has dialogued with both Chinese astrology and Indian astrology. Tibetan astrology is one of the 'Ten Sciences' (Wylie: rig-pa'i gnas bcu; Sanskrit: daśavidyā) in the enumeration honoured by this cultural tradition.

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Year-signs

The Year-signs cycle in an archetypal progression or continuüm:

  • Rat
  • Ox
  • Tiger
  • Rabbit
  • Dragon
  • Snake
  • Horse
  • Goat
  • Monkey
  • Rooster
  • Dog
  • Pig
  • Tibetan calendar

    * Note: The start date of Losar depends on what time zone one is in. For example, in 2005, Losar started on February 8 in U.S. time zones and February 9 in Asia time zones. Some people began celebrating Losar on February 9 in the US. The Tibetan new year is based on a fluctuating point that marks the New Moon that is nearest to the beginning of February. It is important to note that, despite their apparent similarities, the start of the TIbetan and Chinese New Years can sometimes differ by a whole month.

    Vaiḍūrya dKar-po (White Beryl)

    The names of the chapters of the Vaiḍūrya dKar-po (the premier Tibetan text on astrological divination) are :

  • 1. "Aspects of Turtle Divination"
  • 2. "Hidden Points"
  • 3. "Geomantic Aspects"
  • 10. "The Thirty Computational Charts"
  • 11. "The Thirteen Charts"
  • References

    Tibetan astrology Wikipedia


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