Though there are a number of well-written works on Chinese divination, there are none that deal with the three sophisticated devices that were employed by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau in the eleventh century and for hundreds of years thereafter. Chinese experts applied the methods associated with these devices to both weather forecasting and to the interpretation of human affairs. Hidden by a veil of secrecy, these methods have always been relatively little known other than by their names. The first work in any language to explore these three methods, known as sanshi (three cosmic boards), this book sheds light on a topic which has been shrouded in mystery for centuries, having been kept secret for many years by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau.
Author(s): Ho Peng Yoke
Edition: Bilingual
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 228
BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 8
LIST OF FIGURES......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 12
REFERENCES TO HISTORICAL CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES......Page 17
A BRIEF NOTE ON CHINESE ROMANIZATION......Page 23
1 INTRODUCTION......Page 28
2 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES......Page 39
3 THE TAIYI SYSTEM IN THE THREE COSMIC BOARDS......Page 63
4 QIMEN DUNJIA......Page 110
5 LIUREN......Page 140
APPENDIX I TRADITIONAL CHINESE ASTROLOGY......Page 166
APPENDIX II THE ZIPING METHOD OF FATE-CALCULATION......Page 180
APPENDIX III TABLE OF CHINESE DYNASTIES......Page 192
NOTES......Page 194
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 206
INDEX......Page 220
