1. Calendar (Clark, Hugh)
2. Re: Calendar (Joseph A. Adler)
3. Re: Calendar (Yin, Xiaotian)

A good discussion of the Tibetan use of Chinese divination can be found in this article by Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim: https://brill.com/display/book/9789004366183/B9789004366183-s032.xml From what I understand, Sinitic influence on Tibetan culture was quite limited, compared to Indic influence; divination was the notable exception. The NYT interactive essay is indeed very well done. Thank you, Prof. Clark for recommending it. (Here's a link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/14/arts/design/tres-riches-heures-calendar.html ) Shao-yun Yang Shao-yun Yang (He/him/his) Associate Professor, Department of History Director, East Asian Studies program Denison University E-mail: yangs@denison.edu https://denison.edu/people/shao-yun-yang On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 11:18 AM <listserv-request@mail.songyuan.org> wrote: > Send Listserv mailing list submissions to > listserv@mail.songyuan.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > listserv-request@mail.songyuan.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > listserv-owner@mail.songyuan.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Listserv digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Calendar (Clark, Hugh) > 2. Re: Calendar (Joseph A. Adler) > 3. Re: Calendar (Yin, Xiaotian) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:20:09 +0000 > From: "Clark, Hugh" <hclark@ursinus.edu> > Subject: [Song-Yuan Listserv] Calendar > To: "listserv@songyuan.org" <listserv@songyuan.org> > Message-ID: <27D45BB1-FEEA-459D-8215-48326BE0E8F8@ursinus.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Has anyone seen the beautiful essay in today’s NYTimes on the Book of > hours and calendars? > > The illustrations (which are legitimately gorgeous) include a South Asian > calendar with the trigrams embedded in the central motif. > > Can anyone explain what they are doing there? It’s the only Sinitic motif > in the piece, the rest is in Sanskrit with decidedly South Asian motifs. > > Hugh Clark > > Sent from my iPad > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:11:27 -0400 > From: "Joseph A. Adler" <adlerj@kenyon.edu> > Subject: [Song-Yuan Listserv] Re: Calendar > To: "Clark, Hugh" <hclark@ursinus.edu>, "listserv@songyuan.org" > <listserv@songyuan.org> > Message-ID: <3c2f3e34-3790-264d-39ba-67a3fe57a97f@kenyon.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > It sure looks Tibetan to me. Why would a Sinitic element be surprising? > > Joseph Adler > > On 4/15/2023 10:20 AM, Clark, Hugh wrote: > > Has anyone seen the beautiful essay in today’s NYTimes on the Book of > hours and calendars? > > > > The illustrations (which are legitimately gorgeous) include a South > Asian calendar with the trigrams embedded in the central motif. > > > > Can anyone explain what they are doing there? It’s the only Sinitic > motif in the piece, the rest is in Sanskrit with decidedly South Asian > motifs. > > > > Hugh Clark > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > Listserv mailing list -- listserv@mail.songyuan.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to listserv-leave@mail.songyuan.org > > -- > Joseph A. Adler > Professor Emeritus > Asian Studies & Religious Studies > Kenyon College > Gambier, Ohio, USA > http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/adler.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 15:17:20 +0000 > From: "Yin, Xiaotian" <xiaotianyin@fas.harvard.edu> > Subject: [Song-Yuan Listserv] Re: Calendar > To: "Joseph A. Adler" <adlerj@kenyon.edu>, "Clark, Hugh" > <hclark@ursinus.edu>, "listserv@songyuan.org" < > listserv@songyuan.org> > Message-ID: <SN6PR07MB439858BB6DFADE8B2286D780F39E9@SN6PR07MB4398.nam > prd07.prod.outlook.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_SN6PR07MB439858 > BB6DFADE8B2286D780F39E9SN6PR07MB4398namp_" > > Dear all, > > It is a Tibetan astrological chart and this particular piece is in the > collection of Rubin Museum of Art, New York. > > > https://rubinmuseum.org/collection/artwork/astrological-chart > > > Xiaotian Yin > > > > Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ________________________________ > From: Joseph A. Adler <adlerj@kenyon.edu> > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2023 11:11:27 AM > To: Clark, Hugh <hclark@ursinus.edu>; listserv@songyuan.org < > listserv@songyuan.org> > Subject: [Song-Yuan Listserv] Re: Calendar > > It sure looks Tibetan to me. Why would a Sinitic element be surprising? > > Joseph Adler > > On 4/15/2023 10:20 AM, Clark, Hugh wrote: > > Has anyone seen the beautiful essay in today’s NYTimes on the Book of > hours and calendars? > > > > The illustrations (which are legitimately gorgeous) include a South > Asian calendar with the trigrams embedded in the central motif. > > > > Can anyone explain what they are doing there? It’s the only Sinitic > motif in the piece, the rest is in Sanskrit with decidedly South Asian > motifs. > > > > Hugh Clark > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > Listserv mailing list -- listserv@mail.songyuan.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to listserv-leave@mail.songyuan.org > > -- > Joseph A. Adler > Professor Emeritus > Asian Studies & Religious Studies > Kenyon College > Gambier, Ohio, USA > http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/adler.htm > _______________________________________________ > Listserv mailing list -- listserv@mail.songyuan.org > To unsubscribe send an email to listserv-leave@mail.songyuan.org >