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The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation or, the Method of Realizing Nirvana Through Knowing the Mind
Odd-numbered Signs/Trigrams ([[bse ru]])
*The odd-numberered signs, or "rhino-horns" ([[bse ru]]), corresponding to the natal years are generally held to comprise those of the ox, sheep, dog, dragon, mouse and pig, along with their respective trigrams: Khen, Khon, Khon, Kham, Gin and Gin.. See Part IV, pp. 000-000, where various traditions are compared. By contrast, when the natal months are calculated, the tiger, snake, monkey and pig, which represent the first-seasonal months, are also designated as odd-numbered signs. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])


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Odd-numbered Signs/Trigrams (bse ru)

  • The odd-numberered signs, or "rhino-horns" (bse ru), corresponding to the natal years are generally held to comprise those of the ox, sheep, dog, dragon, mouse and pig, along with their respective trigrams: Khen, Khon, Khon, Kham, Gin and Gin.. See Part IV, pp. 000-000, where various traditions are compared. By contrast, when the natal months are calculated, the tiger, snake, monkey and pig, which represent the first-seasonal months, are also designated as odd-numbered signs. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)
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