《大方等大集经》中的“二十八宿直日术”复原

The Dates Dominated by 28 Lunar Mansions Calendar Divination System in the Mahavaipulya-mahasanni-pata Sutra

文章主要依据《大方等大集经》第41和42卷,复原了其中的"二十八宿直日术"体系,包括二十八宿被赋予的6种参数、二十八宿直日纪时体系和这一体系在中土化过程中的变化,以及二十八宿所直之日的占辞内容。通过对这一体系的解读,我们一方面可以增加对汉译佛经中天文学内容的认识,另一方也可以增加对印度与中土文化在天文星占方面的交流互动的理解。

Based on chapters 41 and 42 of the Mahavaipulya-mahasanni-pata Sutra,this article discovers the dates dominated by the 28 lunar mansions divination system,including the parameters of each mansion,dates dominated by the 28 lunar mansions calendar system and its transformation in the Chinese context,and the divining statements of each date. Exploration into this divination system will enhance,on the one hand,our understanding of the historical context of astronomy in Buddhist scriptures,and on the other,our understanding of communication between China and India in the domain of astronomy and astrology.