There are 5 total results for your 星宿 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
星宿 see styles |
xīng xiù xing1 xiu4 hsing hsiu shōshuku ほとほりぼし |
constellation (arch., now 星座); one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology; motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) (1) (astron) constellation; (2) (astron) (archaism) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); (3) (astron) Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) The twenty-eight Chinese constellations 二十八宿; also the twenty-eight nakṣatras; the 十二宮 twelve rāṣi, or zodiacal mansions; and the 七曜 seven mobile stars: sun, moon, and five graha or planets; all which are used as auguries in 星占法 astrology. A list giving Sanskrit and Chinese names, etc･, is given in 佛學大辭典, pp. 1579-1 580. |
星宿劫 see styles |
xīng sù jié xing1 su4 jie2 hsing su chieh Shōshuku gō |
A future kalpa of the constellations in which a thousand Buddhas will appear. |
星宿海 see styles |
xīng xiù hǎi xing1 xiu4 hai3 hsing hsiu hai |
Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small |
日星宿 see styles |
rì xīng sù ri4 xing1 su4 jih hsing su nisshōshuku |
Nakṣatratārā-rāja-ditya; a degree of meditation, i. e. the sun, stars and constellations samādhi. |
Variations: |
seishuku(星宿); hotooriboshi; hotohoriboshi(星宿) / seshuku(星宿); hotooriboshi; hotohoriboshi(星宿) せいしゅく(星宿); ほとおりぼし; ほとほりぼし(星宿) |
(1) {astron} constellation; (2) (archaism) {astron} (See 二十八宿) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); (3) {astron} (See 星・せい・1) Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) |
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