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Auspicious
Auspicious is a word derived from Latin originally pertaining to the taking of 'auspices' by an augur of ancient Rome. It may refer to: * Luck, a phenomenon or belief that humans may associate with experiencing improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative events * Auspicious dreams in Jainism, fourteen or sixteen dreams described in Jainism * Auspicious Incident, the forced disbandment of the Janissary corps by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II * An auspicious number in numerology * Auspicious Tantra of All-Reaching Union, a set of nine volumes of Chinese Buddhist printed texts * Auspicious train ticket, a train ticket with an auspicious message on it derived from the beginning and end stations on the ticket * Auspicious wedding dates, lucky times to get married * Ashtamangala, the sacred set of Eight Auspicious Signs featured in a number of Indian religions * Great Auspicious Beauty Tantra, a tantra in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism * In English discourse on aspects of Chinese culture, the word "auspicious" is a significant concept in: ** Chinese New Year, a holiday that marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar ** Chinese numerology, a Chinese system of belief in lucky and unlucky numbers ** Feng shui, a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China ** Song to the Auspicious Cloud, two historical national a…
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Auspicious is a word derived from Latin originally pertaining to the taking of 'auspices' by an augur of ancient Rome. It may refer to: * Luck, a phenomenon or belief that humans may associate with experiencing improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative events * Auspicious dreams in Jainism, fourteen or sixteen dreams described in Jainism * Auspicious Incident, the forced disbandment of the Janissary corps by Ottoman sultan Mahmud II * An auspicious number in numerology * Auspicious Tantra of All-Reaching Union, a set of nine volumes of Chinese Buddhist printed texts * Auspicious train ticket, a train ticket with an auspicious message on it derived from the beginning and end stations on the ticket * Auspicious wedding dates, lucky times to get married * Ashtamangala, the sacred set of Eight Auspicious Signs featured in a number of Indian religions * Great Auspicious Beauty Tantra, a tantra in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism * In English discourse on aspects of Chinese culture, the word "auspicious" is a significant concept in: ** Chinese New Year, a holiday that marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar ** Chinese numerology, a Chinese system of belief in lucky and unlucky numbers ** Feng shui, a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China ** Song to the Auspicious Cloud, two historical national a…
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