| The object of this paper is the Shensha of "Xingde revolve in Days" and "Tianyi Map" in Silk Book. We believe that Shensha use to be do’s and don’ts, its operation is based on the Yinyang and Ganzhi. The two diagrams incorporate40items of Shensha or more. So, those Shensha occupy a very important position in the entire of the Shensha system for Mawangdui, because of its number and its rigorous systematicness.This article is divided into three parts, which is introduction, upper compilation and lower compilation. The introduction part is mainly introduced the definition for Shensha and their status. On the upper compilation, we list the material classification which includes those Shensha in "Xingde revolve in Days", assort and analyze the classical material. We attempt to find the source of Shensha and the history of their development in early period. In addition, we take advantage of the unearthed documents and the research findings to do in-depth research on which is worth investigating further as well as their operating rules. For under, we study on the "Tianyi map" and explore the constellation system. We believe it is the same with the Twelve-god. and the Twenty-eight-god who is integrated by concepts from different systems, there are three main sources:Stars and constellation, gods, military terminology. |
