Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s1.t4.26

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Sardulakarnavadana, picture collection of constellation, is an ancient horoscopy book that came to China from India. The astronomy division in *Book of Sui History, Confucian Classics* recorded this book's name, set the section of *Picture Collection of Constellation Fifth* in volume of *Modengjia Scripture* as a separate document. *Picture Collection of Constellation* had never appeared as a separate document before that. Probably because of its special content, the ancient directory editors put it under astronomy content separately. This collection mainly depicts 28 constellations' number of stars, shape of stars, time of running, names of the stars' gods, sacrifice items, and the distribution of four-direction's constellations, etc this collection has an important value for advancing Indian horoscopy knowledge that spread in China (refer to *Modengjia Scripture*).