天てん文もん道どう

noun

tenmondō; form of astrology

Historical term for a specific form of astrology practiced in pre-modern Japan, often associated with Onmyōdō. Not used in modern contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいには、天てん文もん道どうが陰陽寮おんみょうりょうで教おしえられていた。

  In the Heian period, tenmondō was taught at the Onmyōryō (Bureau of Divination).