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B
Chinese astrology

Body palace →

Also: 身宮 · Shēn gōng

An additional marker occupying one of the twelve existing Zi Wei Dou Shu palaces.

Word origin, evidence & sources
Word origin · etymology
Chinese descriptive compound; specialist chronology uncertain.

身 (shēn) denotes the body or oneself; 宮 (gōng) denotes a dwelling or palace. “Body palace” translates this descriptive compound. Its first use as a Zi Wei term remains unverified.

How we know · epistemology
Attributed chart convention; distinct from empirical prediction.

Placement follows chart rules. Traditional associations with acquired effort are interpretive claims, not measurements of behavior.

x-iztro — The twelve palaces ↗Taiwan Ministry of Education — 身 ↗Taiwan Ministry of Education — 宮 ↗
M
Chinese astrology

Ming palace →

Also: Life palace · 命宮 · Mìng gōng

Zi Wei Dou Shu’s reference palace, located using the resolved lunar month and birth hour.

Word origin, evidence & sources
Word origin · etymology
Chinese descriptive compound; specialist chronology uncertain.

A descriptive Chinese compound: 命 (mìng) includes life and allotted fate; 宮 (gōng) means a dwelling or palace. These character senses explain the translation “Life palace.” The compound’s first specialist use is unverified here.

How we know · epistemology
Attributed chart convention; distinct from empirical prediction.

The chart position is a convention-based calculation. “Fate” belongs to the name’s vocabulary and does not prove predetermination.

x-iztro — How charting works ↗Taiwan Ministry of Education — 命 ↗Taiwan Ministry of Education — 宮 ↗