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A Chinese ordering system used for keeping time, directions, and in astrology, often paired with the Ten Heavenly Stems to form the sexagenary cycle. They are central to Taoist cosmology, divination, and the organization of traditional calendars.
Connections
Other entities that appear in the same books as Twelve Earthly Branches.
Appears in 15 Books
新刊指南臺司袁天罡先生五星三命大全 (Five Stars Three Fates Complete Guide to Astrology) Vol 1
attributed to Yuan Tiangang
周天星位經緯宿度考 (Study of Celestial Star Positions and Lunar Mansions)
Imperial Astronomical Bureau
離騷圖 (Li Sao Tu: Illustrated Poems of Qu Yuan)
Xiao Yuncong (蕭雲從), illustrator