White Tiger (mythology)

Short description: One of Four Symbols of Chinese mythology

White Tiger

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The White Tiger (Chinese: 白虎; pinyin: Báihǔ), known in Chinese as Baihu, is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎; Xīfāng Báihǔ). It represents the west in terms of direction and the autumn season.

It is known as Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean, and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese.

## Seven Mansions

As with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" (positions of the Moon) within the White Tiger. The names and determinative stars are:[1][2]

Mansion no. | Name (pinyin) | Translation | Determinative star

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15 | 奎 (Kuí) | Legs | Eta Andromedae
16 | 婁 (Lóu) | Bond | Beta Arietis
17 | 胃 (Wèi) | Stomach | 35 Arietis
18 | 昴 (Mǎo) | Hairy Head | Alcyone
19 | 畢 (Bì) | Net | Ain
20 | 觜 (Zī) | Turtle Beak | Meissa
21 | 參 (Shēn) | Three Stars | Alnitak

## See also

* Byakkotai

## References

1. ↑ "The Chinese Sky". International Dunhuang Project. http://idp.bl.uk/education/astronomy/sky.html.
2. ↑ Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Helaine Selin. ed. Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=raKRY3KQspsC&pg=PA517. Retrieved 2011-06-25.

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Chinese constellations

Three Enclosures (三垣)|

* Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣)
* Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣)
* Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)

Four Symbols (四象) and
Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿)|

East – Azure Dragon (青龍)
Horn (角)
Neck (亢)
Root (氐)
Room (房)
Heart (心)
Tail (尾)
Winnowing Basket (箕)

South – Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Well (井)
Ghost (鬼)
Willow (柳)
Star (星)
Extended Net (張)
Wings (翼)
Chariot (軫)

West – White Tiger (白虎)
Legs (奎)
Bond (婁)
Stomach (胃)
Hairy Head (昴)
Net (畢)
Turtle Beak (觜)
Three Stars (參)

North – Black Tortoise (玄武)
Dipper (斗)
Ox (牛)
Girl (女)
Emptiness (虛)
Rooftop (危)
Encampment (室)
Wall (壁)

Center – Yellow Dragon (黃龍)
Earth

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