Word origin · etymology
English category words with Tibetan transliterations.
Mewa renders sme-ba, the magic-square number; parkha renders spar-kha, a trigram designation. Element, animal, and overlay are explanatory English additions.
Alexander Berzin: Tibetan-English Glossary of Astrology Terms ↗
How we know · epistemology
System-specific sources and conventions
This entry covers Element / animal / mewa / parkha overlays. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.
Chart: Protective Talisman, Rubin collection P1994.13.1 — Himalayan Art Resources ↗Tibetan Astro Sciences — Alexander Berzin ↗Tibetan Astrology and Karma — Alexander Berzin ↗
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