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GFSA Multilingual Feng Shui and Yijing Glossary

Explore reviewed feng shui and Yijing terminology by subject, compare names across languages, trace public definitions to source snapshots, and understand differences among schools and cultures.

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72reviewed terms
10knowledge domains
4language layers

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All domains 72 Dwellings and built environment 6 Calendrical and temporal systems 6 Classics and textual transmission 6 Compass and orientation systems 8 Cosmology and correlative thought 8 Date selection and almanacs 3 Foundational concepts 6 Landform and site morphology 12 Schools and methods 10 Yijing symbol systems 7
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Date Selection

中文：擇日 English: Date Selection 日本語：択日 한국어: 택일

Date selection and almanacs

Date Selection (擇日) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A cultural practice of choosing dates or time periods for activities through calendars, Stem-Branch cycles, sol...

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Tongshu Almanac

中文：通書 English: Tongshu Almanac 日本語：通書・暦注書 한국어: 통서

Date selection and almanacs

Tongshu Almanac (通書) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A traditional annual almanac compiling dates, Stem-Branch designations, solar terms, activity labels and other...

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Twelve Day Officers

中文：建除十二神 English: Twelve Day Officers 日本語：十二直 한국어: 건제십이신

Date selection and almanacs

Twelve Day Officers (建除十二神) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A date-selection cycle assigning the labels Establish, Remove, Full, Balance, Settle, Hold, Break, Dang...

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