...It is speculated that there may have been some kind of connection with Mesopotamian divination during this period. An element of astronomical divination unique to India is the 27 or 28 star signs (nakṣatra). The Śārdula‐karṇa‐avadāna (translated into Chinese as Madhāka-sūtra), a Buddhist text from around the 1st century AD, is a good example of astrology from this period, and the relationship between the sun, moon, and the star signs is the basis of divination. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nakṣatra" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…この時期にメソポタミア地方の前兆占となんらかの交渉があったのではないかと推測されている。インド固有の天文占の要素としては27または28の星宿(ナクシャトラnakṣatra)があげられる。この時期の占星術をよく伝えているのが,後1世紀ころの仏教文献に属する《シャールドゥーラカルナ・アバダーナŚārdula‐karṇa‐avadāna》(漢訳《摩登伽経》)であり,太陽・月と星宿との関係が占いの基本になっている。… ※「nakṣatra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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