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Read systems against shared questions to identify common language, procedural differences and distinct limits.
| Dimension | 邵子神数与条文神数谱系 ↗ | 铁板神数 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Fate calculation and astral nativities | Fate calculation and astral nativities |
| Inputs | Title, attribution, prefaces, numbering and catalogue record | Verse edition, numbering, number derivation and question log |
| Procedural structure | The shared pattern is birth-data encoding, constant arithmetic and oracle indexing, but starting values, keys, corpus size and kin calibration differ; some mix Huangji, Hetu-Luoshu or Bazi rules. | Different lineages convert birth data into base numbers, calibrate minute divisions or key codes against kin facts, then index fixed statements. Starting numbers, constants and oracle corpora are not uniform. |
| Formation | Most surviving editions are Ming-Qing and often attributed to Song masters | Surviving evidence is chiefly post-Ming; clearer popularity from the mid-Qing |
| Evidence labels | Traditional attribution · Contested lineage or date | Traditional attribution · Contested lineage or date |
| Texts | Ming-Qing printed and manuscript divine calculations / Titles recorded in rare-book catalogs | Editions titled Shenji Miaosuan Tieban Shu / Qing and Republican printed/manuscript Iron Plate texts |
| Limits | We treat these as a textual family, not a single unbroken lineage, and do not take attributions as proof of direct Song transmission. | Reliable Song evidence of Shao Yong's authorship is absent. Claims of absolute precision or a universal corpus of 12,000 statements are promotional or edition-specific. |
| Research question | How should attributed authorship and surviving edition dates be recorded? | Where does the matching procedure use information learned later? |