Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s1.t4.4

v1.c6.s1.t4.4

*Kai Yuan Zhan Jing* totally includes 120 volumes wherein the cosmic theories of various scholars are collected and recorded in volumes 1 and 2. Various phenomena related to the sky and earth and the corresponding divinations were collected and recorded in volumes 3 & 4. Phenomena related to the sun and divinations thereof are collected and recorded in volumes 5-10. The astronomical phenomena related to the moon and the divinations thereof were collected and recorded in volumes 11-17. The treatises pertaining to the astronomical phenomena, such as condition of the five planets, apparent motion, planet-occulting/ approaching-fixed star, mutual occulting/ approaching of planets and divinations thereof were collected and recorded in volumes 18-59. The astronomical phenomena pertaining to the fixed stars including 28 constellations and three asterisms and the divinations thereof were collected and recorded in volumes 60-70. The descriptions pertaining to the occasional astronomical phenomena such as shooting star, guest star, comet etc and the corresponding divinations were collected and recorded in volumes 71-90. The descriptions pertaining to various climatic phenomena and the corresponding divinations were collected and recorded in volumes 91-102. *Lin De Li Jing* written by Li Chunfeng of Tang Dynasty has been copied in volume 103. Jiuzhi Calendar was recorded in volume 104. Shang Yuan Ji Nian and other basic constants of 29 calendars from 6^th Pre-Qin period to Shenlong Calender of Tang Dynasty were collected and recorded in volume 105. The ancient fixed star map provided with an introduction for the position difference between currently measured positions and the old star map was collected and recorded in volumes 106-110. The descriptions pertaining to various vegetation, birds, beasts, humans, ghosts, implements, etc and the corresponding divinations were collected and recorded in volumes 111-120.