The Asian Animal Zodiac
Sun, Ruth Q.
ISBN 10: 0804820821 ISBN 13: 9780804820820
Published by Tuttle Pub, 1996
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In much the same way that Westerners analyze their personalities and predict their futures by studying the positions of the stars under which they were born, Asians use the ancient animal zodiac to explain individual personalities and predict their futures. According to legend, the twelve years in the Asian animal cycles were named for the twelve animals who visited Buddha on his deathbed: the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, cock, dog, and boar.
This informative and delightful book examines each animal of the zodiacal cycle and describes its history, its virtues and flaws, its "all-too-human characteristics." Traditional tales from China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam illustrate each animal's personality as the people of those nations see it.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Asian Animal Zodiac
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: paperback
Illustrator: Sun, Norman
Condition: As New