Tomb Sign

Tomb Sign (dur mig)

• The tomb sign is formed by a combination of year-signs and trigrams. In the case of the wood element, it coincides with the sheep and Khon, in the case of the fire element with the dog and Khen, in the case of the iron element with the ox and Gin, and in the case of the earth and water elements with the dragon and Zon. When the tomb sign is calculated, count should begin from the mouse for subjects with a natal mouse, ox, dragon, sheep, dog or pig sign, from the hare in the case of those with a natal tiger or hare sign, from the horse in the case of those with a natal snake or horse year, and from the bird in the case of those with a natal bird or monkey year. In addition the starting point may also take into account the subject's destiny element, so that there are twenty possible starting points for the count (yang dag bskor 'go nyi shu).
• The "strong tomb sign" (rang dur che) is obtained by counting backwards until one reaches a tomb sign compatible with the subject's destiny element. The "weak tomb sign" (rang dur chung) is located seven places from that (bdun zur), and also with a compatible destiny element. The "strong adversarial tomb sign" (gshed dur che) refers to a tomb sign in an enemy relationship to the subject's destiny element, and the "weak adversarial tomb sign" (gshed dur chung) is located seven places from that (bdun zur).
• According to another tradition, there are also tomb signs corresponding to the calendar days of the lunar month. On the four tomb signs in general, see Part II, pp, 000-000; for the calculation of the adversarial and weak tomb signs in natal horoscope, Part IV, pp. 000-000; and for the calculation of the tomb signs in relation to an obstacle year, see Part VI, pp. 000-000. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)