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Discipline · in Astrology

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Numbers and Counting

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The Tibetan numerals, counting to a hundred and beyond, the number words, and the sand board on which the astrologers did their arithmetic.

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Tibetan writes numbers in its own ten digits, ༠ to ༩, in decimal place value, and counts them with number words that a learner meets in every game on this site. The astrologers did their arithmetic on a board of fine sand, writing with a stylus and smoothing the sand for the next step, faster than paper. The pages here will teach the digits and the number words, and show the sand board at work.