Zi Wei Dou Shu Chart Construction

Life Master and Body Master Stars: A Source-Reviewed Guide

Learn Life Master and Body Master Stars with sourced evidence, reproducible steps, an example, variants, and clear limits.

English name
Life Master and Body Master Stars
Pinyin
Mìng Zhǔ yǔ Shēn Zhǔ
Simplified Chinese
命主与身主
Traditional Chinese
命主與身主
Also called
Ming Zhu and Shen Zhu · 命主と身主:定義・求め方・流派差 · 명주와 신주: 정의·구하는 법·학파 차이 · Ming Zhu yu Shen Zhu

Editorially reviewed: · Reviewed by OpenFate · Editorial Methodology

Overview

Life Master and Body Master Stars covers one defined scope: The definitions and placement lookup for Life Master and Body Master stars, plus the difference between calculated labels and school-specific weighting. This page shows what evidence can be checked, how to repeat the method, and how a correct example differs from a near miss. Its limit is explicit: Master-star labels do not override the twelve-palace chart or certify a person’s essence.

At a glance

Direct scope
The definitions and placement lookup for Life Master and Body Master stars, plus the difference between calculated labels and school-specific weighting.
Evidence to verify
Record the birth-year branch or other declared input, the lookup table version, the resulting Life Master and Body Master stars, and whether the engine uses them in interpretation.
Reading or calculation method
Apply the selected lookup table to the declared input, store both outputs and rule provenance, then compare their optional role with the main chart structure.
Worked example
The engine resolves two master-star labels from a versioned table and displays them as secondary references beside, not above, the palace evidence.
Variant to record
Traditions differ in lookup and importance, and some modern readers give the pair little weight; both rule and usage must be attributed.
Limits and safety
Master-star labels do not override the twelve-palace chart or certify a person’s essence. A text can document a historical rule, and a calculator can document a computed field. Neither one proves a fixed personality, a future event, or scientific predictive validity.

Definition and Meaning

Life Master and Body Master Stars has one defined scope on this page: The definitions and placement lookup for Life Master and Body Master stars, plus the difference between calculated labels and school-specific weighting.

A supported reading of Life Master and Body Master Stars needs this page-specific evidence: Record the birth-year branch or other declared input, the lookup table version, the resulting Life Master and Body Master stars, and whether the engine uses them in interpretation.

  • Before interpreting Life Master and Body Master Stars, complete this verification: Record the input, source edition, rule version, and output needed for Life Master and Body Master Stars.

Calculation Evidence and Reading Method

Apply the Life Master and Body Master Stars evidence through this reproducible method: Apply the selected lookup table to the declared input, store both outputs and rule provenance, then compare their optional role with the main chart structure.

The source boundary for Life Master and Body Master Stars determines what may be claimed: Name the source, exact chapter or section, edition or rule version, and access date. Keep transmitted doctrine, modern implementation policy, and scientific timekeeping evidence in separate columns.

Worked Example and Near Miss

The bounded example applies those conditions without extending the claim: The engine resolves two master-star labels from a versioned table and displays them as secondary references beside, not above, the palace evidence.

The nearest overreach drops or changes a required condition: A Life Master keyword is used as the entire reading while resident stars, palaces, and transformations are ignored.

School Variants and Scope Differences

Keep this documented variant separate when comparing results: Traditions differ in lookup and importance, and some modern readers give the pair little weight; both rule and usage must be attributed.

Limits, Boundaries, and Safe Use

The Life Master and Body Master Stars interpretation stops at this stated limit: Master-star labels do not override the twelve-palace chart or certify a person’s essence.

Consequential decisions remain outside the Life Master and Body Master Stars chart reading: A text can document a historical rule, and a calculator can document a computed field. Neither one proves a fixed personality, a future event, or scientific predictive validity. Use the result as a transparent study or calculation aid. Consequential medical, legal, financial, safety, or relationship decisions require current real-world evidence and qualified advice.

  • Use the Life Master and Body Master Stars result to choose one observable, reversible next step rather than predicting an outcome.

Complete topic index

Every workbook topic assigned to this canonical page appears at a stable anchor. Each entry records scope, inputs, flags, and alias ownership as an auditable reference—not a standalone interpretation. Duplicate backlog rows resolve to the same anchor instead of creating duplicate URLs.

Conditions and inputs
  • Missing-input rule: if a listed input or verified chart value is unavailable, stop at the definition; do not infer, calculate, or predict the missing value.
  • Calculation flag: yes. Reproduce the required inputs and versioned rule before interpretation.
  • School-variant flag: sometimes. Check whether the page’s named rule or school condition applies before using this component.
  • Calculation flag: partial. Some steps are rule-based, but this atom does not establish a complete computed result; verify the page’s stated inputs and interpretive boundary.
Category and guidance boundary
  • Apply this only under the named calculation or school policy, and compare alternate rules before treating the result as reproducible.
Source inheritance
Complete topic index does not assert an atom-specific citation. It inherits this canonical page’s bibliography and locator notes as page-level context only; verify the relevant cited passage before relying on a claim.

Sources and editorial basis

  1. 《紫微斗數全書》 (Ziwei Doushu Quanshu)
    《紫微斗數全書》卷二「安命主」「安身主」相關訣文A searchable transcription of the transmitted three-volume text, used for named rules, palace chapters, and historical star descriptions—not as scientific validation.
  2. iztro 紫微鬥數安星訣
    iztro「紫微鬥數安星訣」第6節「安命主訣」與第7節「安身主訣」A public rule catalogue for placing the Life and Body Palaces, the twelve roles, Zi Wei, major-star systems, and Four Transformations, with explicit variant notes.
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