The Tang Dynasty divination master Yuan Tiangang's divine calculation uses bone weight measurement, calculated according to the year, month, day, and hour of birth.
It determines the rise and fall of life and assesses the nobility and baseness of a hundred years. Based on the lunar calendar year, month, day, and hour of birth, each is weighed, and the weights are added together. According to the total weight, one can know fortune, misfortune, good luck, and bad luck.
Year of Birth
Rat
Jiazi 1.2 liang Bingzi 1.6 liang Wuzi 1.5 liang Gengzi 0.7 liang Renzi 0.5 liang
Ox
Yichou 0.9 liang Dingchou 0.8 liang Jichou 0.8 liang Xinchou 0.7 liang Guichou 0.7 liang
Tiger
Bingyin 1.6 liang Wuyin 0.8 liang Gengyin 0.9 liang Renyin 0.9 liang Jiayin 1.2 liang
Rabbit
Dingmao 0.7 liang Jimao 1.9 liang Xinmao 1.2 liang Guimao 1.2 liang Yimao 0.8 liang
Dragon
Wuchen 1.2 liang Gengchen 1.2 liang Renchen 1 liang Jiachen 0.8 liang Bingchen 0.8 liang
Snake
Jisi 0.5 liang Xinsi 0.6 liang Guisi 0.7 liang Yisi 0.7 liang Wusi 0.6 liang
Horse
Gengwu 0.9 liang Renwu 0.8 liang Jiawu 1.5 liang Bingwu 1.3 liang Wuwu 1.9 liang
Goat
Xinwei 0.8 liang Guiwei 0.7 liang Yiwei 0.6 liang Dingwei 0.5 liang Jiwei 0.6 liang
Monkey
Renshen 0.7 liang Jiashen 0.5 liang Bingshen 0.5 liang Wushen 1.4 liang Gengshen 0.8 liang
Rooster
Guiyou 0.1 liang Yiyou 1.5 liang Dingyou 1.4 liang Jiyou 0.5 liang Xinyou 1.6 liang
Dog
Jiaxu 1.5 liang Bingxu 0.6 liang Wuxu 1.4 liang Gengxu 0.9 liang Renxu 1 liang
Pig
Yihai 0.9 liang Dinghai 1.6 liang Jihai 0.9 liang Xinhai 1.7 liang Guihai 0.7 liang
Month of Birth
- First month 0.6 liang .Second month 0.7 liang
- Third month 1.8 liang Fourth month 0.9 liang
- Fifth month 0.5 liang Sixth month 1.6 liang
- Seventh month 0.9 liang Eighth month 1.5 liang
- Ninth month 1.8 liang Tenth month 0.8 liang
- Eleventh month 0.9 liang Twelfth month 0.5 liang
Day of Birth
- 1st day 0.5 liang
- 2nd day 1 liang
- 3rd day 0.8 liang
- 4th day 1.5 liang
- 5th day 1.6 liang
- 6th day 1.5 liang
- 7th day 0.8 liang
- 8th day 1.8 liang
- 9th day 0.8 liang
- 10th day 1.9 liang
- 11th day 0.9 liang
- 12th day 1.7 liang
- 13th day 0.8 liang
- 14th day 1.7 liang
- 15th day 1 liang
- 16th day 0.8 liang
- 17th day 0.9 liang
- 18th day 1.8 liang
- 19th day 0.5 liang
- 20th day 1.5 liang
- 21st day 1 liang
- 22nd day 0.9 liang
- 23rd day 0.8 liang
- 24th day 0.9 liang
- 25th day 1.5 liang
- 26th day 1.8 liang
- 27th day 0.7 liang
- 28th day 0.8 liang
- 29th day 1.6 liang
- 30th day 0.6 liang
Hour of Birth
- Zi hour (11 PM to 1 AM) 1.6 liang
- Chou hour (1 AM to 3 AM) 0.6 liang
- Yin hour (3 AM to 5 AM) 0.7 liang
- Mao hour (5 AM to 7 AM) 1 liang
- Chen hour (7 AM to 9 AM) 0.9 liang
- Si hour (9 AM to 11 AM) 1.6 liang
- Wu hour (11 AM to 1 PM) 1 liang
- Wei hour (1 PM to 3 PM) 0.8 liang
- Shen hour (3 PM to 5 PM) 0.8 liang
- You hour (5 PM to 7 PM) 0.9 liang
- Xu hour (7 PM to 9 PM) 0.6 liang
- Hai hour (9 PM to 11 PM) 0.6 liang
- Add the weights indicated for the year, month, day, and hour of birth above, and refer to the following Bone Weight Song.
Bone Weight Song
2.2 liang
Body cold and miserable, alone and pitiful, this fate is pushed to rely on begging, busy and restless without end, living a life of inaction.
2.3 liang
This fate is pushed as light as bone, seeking and planning all things difficult to achieve, wife, children, and brothers should be hard to count on, becoming a wanderer in other lands.
2.4 liang
This fate is pushed to have no fortune or salary, the family is poor and difficult always, close relatives are like ice and charcoal, a lifetime of relying on oneself to curry favor.
2.6 liang
Lifetime clothing and food sought in hardship, managing alone without rest. Leaving ancestral home should be planned early, in later years clothing and food still worry-free.
2.7 liang
Born to do things with little consultation, hard to rely on ancestors for decisions, going alone and empty-handed, waiting until old age gradually strengthens.
2.8 liang
Life's actions like drifting tumbleweed, fortune and property in dreams, if not adopted or change surname, also should move two or three times.
2.9 liang
Early years' fortune cannot be enjoyed, even if there is merit and fame, it comes later, must pass forty before it rises, moving and changing surname is best.
3 liang
Toiling and laboring in hardship, running east and west, when will it rest? If one is diligent and frugal all life, only then can avoid worry.
3.1 liang
Busy and restless in hardship, when will the clouds open to see the sun? Hard to have ancestral tomb and family established, middle age clothing and food gradually sufficient.
3.2 liang
Early years' luck against, things hard to plan, gradually wealth flows like water, by middle age clothing and food prosperous, then fame and profit gathered together.
3.3 liang
Early years doing things hard to achieve, a hundred schemes in vain, half a life flows away like water, in later years fortune brings gold.
3.4 liang
How is this fate's fortune? In monk or Taoist path, clothing and food are many. Leaving ancestors and becoming a monk is wonderful, all day worshiping Buddha and chanting Amitabha.
3.5 liang
Lifetime fortune not complete, ancestral foundation little to pass on, managing affairs should stick to old ways, when time comes clothing and food surpass the past.
3.6 liang
No need to toil through life, establishing a family alone, fortune not light. Early has lucky star shining on fate, let you act, all things succeed.
3.7 liang
This fate generally things not accomplished, brothers little help, alone established. Although ancestral property slightly exists, coming clearly, going unclear.
3.8 liang
Lifetime family relations most clear and pure, early enter Buddhist gate, name marked. Wait until age thirty-six, take off blue clothes and put on red robe.
3.9 liang
This fate's whole life luck not flowing, toiling and laboring all in vain. Exhausting heart and strength to build family, when that time comes, still in a dream.
4 liang
Lifetime salary is long-lasting, every matter clear in heart. Front wind and frost much suffered, in later years surely enjoy peace and health.
4.1 liang
This fate pushed, matters different, capable and extraordinary. Middle age still has carefree fortune, later life extremely ordinary.
4.2 liang
Where you can be lenient, be lenient, why furrow your brows? If middle age fate helps, then fame and profit come together.
4.3 liang
Heart nature most intelligent, doing things grand and not mediocre. Lifetime clothing and food determined by heaven's number, no need to labor, rich and prosperous.
4.4 liang
Let nature take its course, don't bitterly seek, know that fortune and salary surpass the future. In those years wealth hard to satisfy, in later years cheerful without worry.
4.5 liang
This fate pushed, how is it? Front path hard, later rushing. Fate hard to raise children and daughters, family support also not much.
4.6 liang
East, west, south, north all smooth, changing surname and moving more prosperous. Clothing and food not lacking, determined by heaven's number, middle and later years the same.
4.7 liang
This fate pushed, fortune and salary complete, wife honored, children noble, naturally joyful. Lifetime enjoys abundant fortune, also has wealth like water source.
4.8 liang
Early years' fortune not enjoyed, if wasted, no rise again. Brothers and close relatives all unreliable, lifetime career achieved in later years.
4.9 liang
This fate calculated, fortune not light, self-established, showing family glory. From ancient times, rich people respected, carefree through life.
5 liang
For profit and fame, toiling all day, middle age fortune and salary also somewhat poor. In old age still has wealth star shining, one year higher than the next.
5.1 liang
Lifetime glory and prosperity, all things smooth, no need to toil, naturally prosperous. Brothers, uncles, nephews all satisfied, agriculture thriving, fortune and salary great.
5.2 liang
Lifetime smooth, all things capable, no need to worry, naturally peaceful. Clan happy, hearts all good, content and satisfied, family property abundant.
5.3 liang
This fate pushed, magnanimous, prospering family and developing in it. Lifetime fortune and salary arranged and fixed, originally a rich person in the world.
5.4 liang
This fate calculated, thick and clear, full of learning, see success. Ample food and clothing, naturally stable, truly a blessed person in the world.
5.5 liang
Riding a horse, cracking the whip, competing for profit and fame, youth doing things not mature. Once fortune and salary flow in endlessly, wealth and honor countless.
5.6 liang
This fate pushed, etiquette smooth, lifetime fortune inexhaustible. Sweet, sour, bitter, spicy all tasted, rolling wealth surely abundant.
5.7 liang
Fortune and salary abundant, all things complete, lifetime glory not ordinary. Fame spreads, power shocks, people respect, living carefree, four seasons like spring.
5.8 liang
Lifetime fortune naturally comes, fame and profit both complete, fortune and longevity together. Name inscribed on Wild Goose Pagoda as noble, purple belt and gold robe walking on golden steps.
5.9 liang
Carefully push this fate, wonderful and clear, surely wealth high, etiquette smooth. Among the first rank should have share, cracking whip, riding horse, showing power and glory.
6 liang
Once on the golden list, quickly name inscribed, glorifying ancestors, establishing great merit. Clothing and salary surely originally sufficient, fields and wealth more abundant.
6.1 liang
Not a candidate on the golden list in court, surely a wealthy person in the world. Intelligent, gifted, well-versed in classics, fame high in examinations, naturally glorious.
6.2 liang
This fate born, fortune not poor, studying books, learned, showing honor. Purple robe and gold belt, becoming a minister or prime minister, wealth and honor all enjoyable.
6.3 liang
Fate master as official, fortune and salary long, obtaining precious things truly extraordinary. Name inscribed on golden pagoda, passed on golden list, surely high official, world-renowned.
6.4 liang
This fate's power and authority unstoppable, purple robe and gold belt sitting in high hall. Glory and wealth who can match? Piling gold and accumulating jade, filling all granaries.
6.5 liang
This fate a blessed person in the world, piling gold and accumulating jade, hall full of spring. From ancient times, wealth and honor determined by heaven, holding scepter and wearing sash, visiting the holy emperor.
6.7 liang
This fate born, fortune naturally abundant, fields and family property highest and prosperous. Lifetime clothing and food inexhaustible, lifetime glory and prosperity, all things smooth.
6.8 liang
Wealth and honor from heaven, don't bitterly seek, ten thousand gold family property no need to plan. Ten years not like previous matters, ancestral foundation like a boat on water.
6.9 liang
You are the clothing and food star in the world, lifetime wealth and honor, everyone respects. Although wealth and honor determined by heaven, peacefully enjoy glory and honor through life.
7 liang
This fate pushed, fortune not light, no need to worry or toil. Lifetime enjoys all clothing and salary, wealth and honor through life.
7.1 liang
This fate born, greatly different, among dukes, marquises, ministers, and chancellors. Lifetime naturally has carefree fortune, wealth and honor at the highest level.
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