^Soothill, William Edward; Hodous, Lewis (1977). A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms: With Sanskrit and English Equivalents and a Sanskrit-Pali Index. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN978-81-208-0319-0.
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chinese, constellation, sign, chinese, zodiac, zodiac, mansion, 牛宿, pinyin, niú, xiù, twenty, eight, mansions, chinese, constellations, northern, mansions, black, tortoise, primary, asterism, this, mansion, centered, tail, constellation, known, capricornus, we. For the sign of the Chinese zodiac see Ox zodiac The Ox mansion 牛宿 pinyin Niu Xiu is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise The primary asterism of this mansion is centered on the tail of the constellation known as Capricornus in Western astronomy 1 Niu Xiu mapAsterisms EditEnglish name Chinese name European constellation Number of stars RepresentingOx 牛 Capricornus 6 The ox hanged by the ropeCelestial Farmland 天田 Capricornus Microscopium 4 Son from heavenNine Water Wells 九坎 Microscopium 4 Nine irrigation wellsDrum at the River 河鼓 Aquila 3 Military drums in the skyWeaving Girl 織女 Lyra 3 The girl who skilled in weaving of fairy folkLeft Flag 左旗 Aquila Sagitta 9 Banners in the leftRight Flag 右旗 Aquila 9 Banners in the rightCelestial Drumstick 天桴 Aquila 4 Drum at the River stickNetwork of Dykes 羅堰 Capricornus 3 Mound for irrigation systemClepsydra Terrace 漸臺 Lyra 4 Water for clepsydraImperial Passageway 輦道 Lyra Cygnus 5 Passage for imperial chariotReferences Edit Soothill William Edward Hodous Lewis 1977 A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms With Sanskrit and English Equivalents and a Sanskrit Pali Index Motilal Banarsidass Publ ISBN 978 81 208 0319 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ox Chinese constellation amp oldid 1115859461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
