Enumerations
Five Elements ('byung ba lnga)
1. shing wood
2. me fire
3. sa earth
4. lcags metal
5. chu water
Nine Planets (gza' dgu)
1. nyi ma the sun
2. zla ba the moon
3. mig dmar Mars
4. lhag pa Mercury
5. phur bu Jupiter
6. pa sangs Venus
7. spen pa Saturn
8. sgra chen Rahu
9. mjug ring Ketu
Twelve Animal Signs (lo rtags bcu gnyis)
1. byi ba rat/mouse
2. glang ox/cow
3. stag tiger
4. yos hare/rabbit
5. 'brug dragon
6. sbrul snake
7. rta horse
8. lug sheep
9. sprel monkey
10. bya bird
11. khyi dog
12. phag pig
Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (khyim bcu gnyis)
1. lug Aries
2. glang Taurus
3. 'khrig pa Gemini
4. kar ta Cancer
5. seng ge Leo
6. bu mo Virgo
7. srang Libra
8. sdig Scorpio
9. gzhu Sagittarius
10. chu srin Capricorn
11. bum pa Aquarius
12. nya Pisces
Twenty-Seven Lunar Constellations (rgyu skar
nyer bdun)
1. tha skar (Ashvini) Beta Arietis (Scheratan)
2. bra nye (Bharani) Arietis
3. smin drug (Krittika) Pleiades
4. snar ma (Rohini) Aldeberan
5. mgo (Mrgashira) Lambda Orionis
6. lag (Ardra) Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse)
7. nab so (Punarvasu) Beta Geminorum (Pollux)
8. rgyal (Pushya) 5-Cancri
9. skag (Ashlesha) Alpha Hydrae
10. mchu (Magha) Alpha Leonis (Regulus)
11. bre (Purva-Phalguni) Delta Leonis (Zosma)
12. dbo (Uttara-Phalguni) Beta Leonis (Denebola)
13. me zhi (Hasta) Delta Corvi (Algorab)
14. nag pa (Chitra) Alpha Virginis (Spica)
15. sa ri (Svati) Alpha Bootis (Arcturus)
16. sa ga (Vishakha) Alpha Librae
17. lha tsham (Anuradha) Delta Scorpii (Iridis)
18. snron (Jyeshtha) Alpha Scorpii (Antares)
19. snrub (Mula) Lambda Scorpii (Schaula)
20. chu stod (Purvashadha) Delta Sagittarii
21. chu smad (Uttarashadha) Sigma Sagittarii
(Pelagus)
22. gro bzhin (Uttara-Ashadha) Alpha Aquilae
23. mon gre (Dhaniastha) Beta Delphinium
24.
mon gru (Satabhishak) Lambda Aquarii
25. 'khrum stod (Purvabhadrapada) Alpha Pegasi
26. 'khrum smad (Uttarabhadrapada) Gamma Pegasi/Alpha
Andromeda
27. nam gru (Revati) Zeta Piscum
