also: しゅくようきょう · すくようぎょう
Xiuyaojing; Sutra of Lunar Mansions and Planets
An 8th-century Buddhist astrological text translated by Amoghavajra, combining Indian and Chinese astrological systems. Used in Japanese esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyō) for calendar-making and divination.
The Xiuyaojing became the foundation of the esoteric Buddhist astrology that Kūkai brought to Japan.
The Xiuyaojing records the auspiciousness of the twenty-seven lunar mansions and the seven luminaries.
Standard kanji form for this Buddhist astrological text.
Alternate reading; less common than すくようきょう.
Alternate reading with rendaku; less common.
From Chinese 宿曜經 (Xiùyào jīng), itself a translation of the Sanskrit title of the Indian astrological work compiled by Amoghavajra in the 8th century. The Japanese readings are Sino-Japanese.