muhūrta (English spelling)

Japanese: muhūrta(英語表記)muhurta
muhūrta (English spelling)

…The word Jātaka is almost the same as Hōra, and refers to divination based on the position of the stars on the day of one's birth. In addition, a genre called Muhūrta was established, which predicted the fortune of beginning a certain action. There are also groups of texts such as Yātra (divination for military actions) and Vivāha (divination for marriage), which specialize in the subject of divination. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈ジャータカ〉は〈ホーラー〉とほぼ同じで,誕生日の星の位置による占いを意味する。このほか,ある特定の行為を開始する際に吉凶を占う〈ムフールタmuhūrta〉と呼ばれるジャンルも成立した。さらに占われるべき対象を専門化した〈ヤートラyātra〉(軍事行動に関する占い)や〈ビバーハvivāha〉(結婚に関する占い)のような文献群もある。…

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