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E-grāmata: Chinese Mathematical Astrology: Reaching Out to the Stars [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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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.
List of figures viii
Preface xi
References to historical Chinese geographical names xvi
A brief note on Chinese romanization xxii
1 Introduction 1(11)
2 Fundamental principles 12(24)
3 The Taiyi system in the three cosmic boards: method of the Taiyi deity 36(47)
4 Qimen Dunjia: Strange Gates Escaping Techniques 83(30)
5 Liuren: the art of the six Yang Waters 113(26)
Appendix I: traditional Chinese astrology 139(14)
Appendix II: the Ziping method of fate-calculation 153(12)
Appendix III: table of Chinese dynasties 165(2)
Notes 167(12)
Bibliography 179(14)
Index 193
Ho Peng Yoke has published widely on Chinese alchemy, astronomy, divination and mathematics. He has occupied senior academic positions in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Australia and Hong Kong before becoming the Director of the Needham Research Institute in 1990. He is an academician of the Australian Academy of Humanities, Academia Sinica and the International Euro-Asia Academy of Science.