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This resolved-input workspace starts the first lunar month at Yin. It advances to the entered month, then counts backwards by the hour-branch offset for Ming and forwards for Body, taking Zi as offset zero. Leap-month attribution and late-Zi date changes must be resolved before using the tool.
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The marker identifies a chart location. The inspector lists the resident principal stars and introduces the topic attached to that palace. It does not infer a complete character portrait, health outcome or future event from this marker alone.
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.
Taiwan Ministry of Education — 命 ↗Taiwan Ministry of Education — 宮 ↗
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.
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