Sixty
Overview
Sixty is the least common multiple of ten and twelve, and the resulting cycle is the backbone of traditional dating: years, months, days and hours all run through it.
Meaning
Sixty is the number of the sexagenary cycle — the combination of ten stems and twelve branches that the traditional calendar runs on.
Traditional Interpretation
Sources treat the completion of a sixty-year cycle as a significant life event, since reaching one's birth year again happens once in a lifetime at most.
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FAQ
What does sixty symbolize in Chinese tradition?
Sixty is the number of the sexagenary cycle — the combination of ten stems and twelve branches that the traditional calendar runs on. Sixty is the least common multiple of ten and twelve, and the resulting cycle is the backbone of traditional dating: years, months, days and hours all run through it.
Why is sixty treated as significant?
The reading usually rests on sound and on cosmology rather than on quantity. Sixty is the number of the sexagenary cycle — the combination of ten stems and twelve branches that the traditional calendar runs on. The cycle's completeness is the reading: sixty is the number at which the calendar returns to its start, and that return is what matters.
How is sixty read in Chinese tradition?
Sources treat the completion of a sixty-year cycle as a significant life event, since reaching one's birth year again happens once in a lifetime at most. It is grouped under Earth (土) in the five-element system.
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