"The Thirty Computational Charts"

p. 360 the 30 computational charts

the 15 Chinese computational charts

1st

harmony between mother and child

2nd

procedure for a bride's departure

3rd

geomancy

4th

quality of agricultural land

5th

inspection of gems

6th

luck pertaining to childbirth

7th

recognition of lifelong companion-gods

8th

recognition of daimones

9th

natal horoscope

10th

obstacle-years

11th

good & bad sectors of growth & of decline

12th

cremation & entombment

13th

adversarial tomb-signs

14th

tomb-sector

15th

beneficial ritual-charms

   

the 15 Bodish computational charts

1st

kings

2nd

Bauddha monks

3rd

Bon priests

4th

ministers

5th

adult males

6th

wives

7th

young men

8th

young women

9th

children

10th

resources

11th

prognoses regarding riding horses, domestic hounds, and domestic servants

12th

vitality-element in respect of males

13th

body-element in respect of children

14th

destiny-element in respect of females

15th

luck-element in respect of aristocrats

p. 363 1st : concerning kings

sector

whether the __

will __ or not

1st

blue heaven

be rent

2nd

royal turban

fall to the ground

3rd

palace-residence

be deserted

4th

kingdom

be rife with many defamations

5th

royal subjects

rebel against the king

6th

king

be eclipsed

7th

royal tigre- & leopard-skin rugs

be worn-down

8th

royal carpet

have faded

p. 363 1st : 'white crystal Garu-d.a' chart

sector

white pebble

black pebble

1st

good auspices for ancestral lineage

many ups & downs for ancestral lineage

2nd

protector-deities will be praesent

accidental death due to fire

3rd

no diseases

moved to another country, palace is deserted

4th

no bad reputation

defamations, requiring counteractive thread-crosses

5th

free from rebellions

relatives become hostile; gto (charms) should be offered

6th

not eclipses

wrongdoers become hostile, requiring gto to be made

7th

happiness

decline; gto should be made

8th

independence

losing control of the 5 elements; gto should be made

p. 364 2nd : concerning kalyana-mitra ('spiritual friends')

sector

whether the __

will __ or not

1st

lion throne

collapse

2nd

silk curtain

fall down

3rd

man.d.ala-offering of gold & turquoise

fracture

4th

string of the pearl-rosary

break

5th

mountain of protection

crumble

6th

vase of longevity

slip from the hand

7th

line of communications between deities & humans

be interrupted

8th

friend's actions

will be left undone

p. 364 2nd : 'white snowlion [snowleopard]' chart

sector

white pebble

black pebble

1st

prosperity

have to leave home

2nd

merit will flourish

obstacle, persevere with counteracting rites

3rd

wishes will be fulfilled

students will become hostile; persevere with virtuous acts

4th

no obstacles to the life-span

obstacles will impede the life-span; offer gto

5th

no haeretical doctrines

haeresies will arise; persevere with feast-offerings

6th

no obstacles to vitality

obstacles; undertake ritual ransom from death

7th

dgra-lha (hostile gods) & yul-lha (countryside-gods) will be in vanguard of line of communication with the deities

obstacles between deities & humans, requiring performance of rites of confession

8th

friend's actions will be virtuous

friend will engage in on-virtuous actions

p. 365 3rd : concerning mantrin-s

sector

whether the __

will __ or not

1st

lion throne

collapse

2nd

silk curtain

fall down

3rd

man.d.ala-offering of gold & turquoise

fracture

4th

string of the pearl-rosary

break

5th

mountain of protection

crumble

6th

vase of longevity

slip from the hand

7th

line of communications between deities & humans

be interrupted

8th

friend's actions

will be left undone

p. 365 3rd : 'black venomous snake of existence' chart

sector

white pebble

black pebble

1st

lineage not interrupted

paternal ancestors will dislike the doctrine

2nd

rig-pa ('awareness) will be manifestly compraehended

the sound of the bell will be lost; undertake ritual of the +Ma-mo & of the Natha-protector who averteth battles

3rd

merits will increase

obstacles, requiring the means for attainment of longevity

4th

extensive good luck

students will be hostile; persevere with gtor-ma offerings

5th

good reputation

ritual implements of existence should be utilized

6th

d.akini-s will continue to offer protection

injunctions of the d.akini-s have been infringed; rites of aversion

7th

paternal ancestors will come to resemble kings

obstacles; protective amulets which avert Dam-sri (oath-breaking spirits) should be worn

8th

paternal ancestors also resembling kings

great danger that the lineage will degenerate; undertake ritual offerings with nectar & blood

pp. 365-366 4th : concerning Bon priests

sector

whether the __

will __ or not

1st

helmet-horns of meteorite

have rusted

2nd

divine arrow with the red notch

slip from the hand

3rd

deities & daimones

both be disturbed

4th

divine tips of the swastika

fade

5th

drum & cloche

fall from their pegs

6th

tigre & leopard motifs

fade

7th

vulture-quills

be broken

8th

blue sheepskin coat

have fallen down

p. 366 4th : gYu->brug (Turquoise Dragon') chart

sector

white pebble

black pebble

1st

most auspicious

a Bon temple should be constructed

2nd

auspicious

great ups & downs, so Sa-bdag Gud-phur rites should be performed

3rd

deities & daimones will not be deranged

lHa->dre Yo-bcos ritual should be performed

4th

lineage will not be interrupted

it will be interrupted, so ritual means of restoration should be implemented

5th

auspicious

Pho-lha ('male deities') will flee in agitation, requiring rites of confession

6th

the Bon lineage will flourish

the land will be blighted by plague-causing spirits

7th

most auspicious

inauspicious, requiring prosperity-rites

8th

Bon deities will nourish prosperity

Bon deities will be enraged, ending the family-line, so counteractive rites should be performed

p. 366 5th : concerning dignitaries or elders

sector

whether the __

will __ or not

1st

an elder's senior aide

come

2nd

main conference-room

be left empty

3rd

discussions of village elders with their walking sticks

be completed

4th

punishments

be

5th

crystal staff

break

6th

sympathetic friends

become rivals

7th

scandal-mongers

gossip

8th

long-term goal of discussions

be thwarted

pp. 366-367 5th : sa-yi glan-chen ('steadfast elephant') chart

sector

white pebble

black pebble

1st

auspicious

family-line of chieftain will be interrupted

2nd

auspicious

inauspicious for the country

3rd

discussions will be completed

accusations being bandied about, so thread-crosses should be made

4th

befriended by village headman

incur punishment

5th

wealth will increase

inauspicious for houses & estates

6th

beloved by companions

enemies will unjustly arise

7th

no scandals nor bad reports

scandal-mongers will bandy rumors & accusations

8th

aspirations will be fulfilled

aides will become hostile with unsound advice

[further divination charts:-]

p. 367 6th : concerning adult males

p. 367 6th : 'striped forest tigre' chart

p. 368 7th : concerning wives

p. 368 7th : zans-kyi Srin-mo dmar ('Copper Ogress Red') chart

pp. 368-369 8th : concerning children

p. 369 8th : '5-pronged golden vajra' chart

p. 369 9th : concerning young women

pp. 369-370 9th : 'talking parrot' chart

p. 370 10th : concerning retainers, subjects, & servants

p. 370 10th : '9-sectored palace' chart

p. 371 11th : concerning horses, donkeys, & mules

p. 371 11th : 'supreme horse' chart

pp. 371-2 12th : concerning animals with cleft hooves

p. 372 12th : 'blue-horned wild yak of the north' chart

p. 372 13th : concerning compatible spouses

pp. 372-3 13th : 'golden vase' chart

p. 373 14th : concerning bride's departure

pp. 373-374 14th : 'peafowls with crossed necks' chart

p. 374 15th : concerning households & land

p. 374 15th : 'Chinese-temple roof' chart

p. 375 16th : concerning good & bad estates

p. 375 16th : '8-sectored golden estate' chart

p. 375 17th : concerning armor & copper household artefacts

p. 376 17th : 'fiery gemstone' chart

p. 376 18th : concerning childbirth

pp. 376-377 18th : 'tree & spring' chart

p. 377 19th : concerning pollution of beneficial temples

p. 377 19th : 'snowcock of ill-omen' chart

p. 378 20th : concerning harmful influence of malignant daimones

p. 378 20th : 'black kite [bird]' chart

pp. 378-9 21th : concerning good luck of the aged

p. 379 21th : 'Salga antelope' chart

pp. 379-2 22th : concerning duration of ill-health

p. 380 22th : 'invalid confined to sickbed' chart

p. 380 23th : concerning cremation & burial procedures

pp. 380-381 23th : 'red human corpse' chart

p. 381 24th : concerning correct & incorrect divination-procedures for corpses

pp. 381-382 24th : 'pale coffin' chart

p. 382 25th : concerning good & bad funeral sites

p. 382 25th : '9-stacked skulls' chart

p. 383 26th : concerning white, black, & variegated good-luck charms

p. 383 26th : Sa-bdag sGo-gsum 'Soil-lord Headed-Three' chart

p. 384 27th : concerning vitality-element of males

p. 384 27th : 'golden vis`va-vajra' chart

p. 385 28th : concerning body-element of young children

p. 385 28th : '8-spoked wheel' chart

pp. 385-386 29th : concerning destiny-element of women

p. 386 29th : 'spiralling swastika' chart

p. 386 30th : concerning luck-element of educated persons

p. 387 30th : '8-petalled red-waterlily' chart

Gyurme Dorje (commentator & translator from the Tibetan): Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings. John Eskenazi Ltd. & Sam Fogg Ltd., London, 2001. pp. 358-387