Tibetan Astrology
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Tibetan astrology is a traditional discipline of the Tibetan peoples that has dialogued with both Chinese astrology
Chinese astrology
Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy, which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty ....

 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.

Animals

The animals cycle in an archetypal progression or continuüm
Continuum (theory)
Continuum theories or models explain variation as involving a gradual quantitative transition without abrupt changes or discontinuities. It can be contrasted with 'categorical' models which propose qualitatively different states.-In physics:...

:
Hare Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Ape Bird Dog Pig Mouse Bull Tiger


Tibetan calendar

Gregorian
Gregorian calendar
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 year
Tibetan
Tibetan calendar
The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar, that is, the Tibetan year is composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon. A thirteenth month is added every two or three years, so that an average Tibetan year is equal to the solar year.The Tibetan New Year...

 year
Losar* element and animal
2000 2127 February 5 – February 7 iron dragon (male)
2001 2128 January 24 – January 26 iron snake (female)
2002 2129 February 12 – February 14 water horse (male)
2003 2130 February 1 – February 3 water sheep (female)
2004 2131 January 22 – January 24 wood monkey (male)
2005 2132 February 9 – February 11* wood bird (female)
2006 2133 January 30 – February 1 fire dog (male)
2007 2134 February 18 – February 20 fire pig (female)
2008 2135 February 8 – February 10 earth rat (male)
2009 2136 January 27 – January 29 earth ox (female)
2010 2137 February 12 - February 14 iron tiger (male)

* Note: The start date of Losar depends on what time zone
Time zone
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 one is in. For example, in 2005, Losar started on February 8 in U.S.
United States
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 time zones and February 9 in Asia
Asia
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 time zones. Some people began celebrating Losar on February 9 in the US.

Vaiḍūrya dKar-po (White Beryl)

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

See also

  • Jyotisha
    Jyotisha
    Hindu astrology , also Jyotish or Jyotisha, from Sanskrit , from "light, heavenly body") is the ancient Indian system of astronomy and astrology...

     (Indian astrology)
  • Chinese astrology
    Chinese astrology
    Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy, which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty ....

  • Losar
    Losar
    Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year." lo holds the semantic field "year, age"; sar holds the semantic field "new, fresh". Losar is the most important holiday in Tibet....

  • Tibetan calendar
    Tibetan calendar
    The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar, that is, the Tibetan year is composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon. A thirteenth month is added every two or three years, so that an average Tibetan year is equal to the solar year.The Tibetan New Year...

  • Culture of Tibet
  • Tibetan people
    Tibetan people
    The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...

  • Tibet
    Tibet
    Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

  • Tibet Autonomous Region
    Tibet Autonomous Region
    The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....


Further reading

  • Cornu, Philippe Tibetan Astrology. Shambhala, 1997. ISBN 1570622175.
  • Desi Sangye Gyatso, Lochen Dharmasri and Gyurme Dorje White Beryl: Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings. Eskenazi, 2001. ISBN 0953994104
  • Berzin, A. Tibetan Astrology and Astronomy. in Maitreya Magazine (Emst, Holland), vol. 11, no. 4 (1989).
  • Berzin, A. Tibetan Astro Studies. in Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991).

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