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Is there divination in Buddhism?

Divination prediction is an important part of ancient human civilization. A large number of divination images and methods have been found in ancient Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Dunhuang documents. There are also many books and materials about divination handed down from Tibetan Buddhism, such as bone divination, rope divination, line divination, dice divination, birds and animals singing divination, counting, stars divination, "black divination", earth observation, geomantic observation, appendage prediction, calendar calculation and so on. In formal Buddhism, divination and other activities are not advocated, but Buddhism is not firmly opposed to the convenient method to benefit all beings. Therefore, the Buddhist culture of all ethnic groups has the characteristics of national culture and customs. However, Buddhism regards secular culture as "external learning", which is different from "internal learning" Buddhism.