Selected Passages about the Nakshatras from the "The Ratnaketu Dhāraṇī" provided by 84000 project online. (འཕགས་པ་འདུས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ཏོག་གི་གཟུངས་ཤེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།).
This is a Kangyur Text (Tibetan word for words of the Buddha), and a Kriya Tantra or even considered to be a Sutra since it is from the main collection of works for Mahayana Buddhism.
Dharani = incantation, Ratnaketu (no resemblance to Ketu), is a goddess who attends Manjusri's (Wisdom Buddha) lecture as well as being an emanation of Manjusri himself.
“The twenty-eight constellations that are supported by, and follow, the sun and the moon. In relation to the measurement by fingers, there are thirty-eight. Using this measurement by fingers, there are twelve fingers lengthwise within the body where the stars abide."
“Those who have a mole on the right side of their face / At the location of four fingers / A black beard, and ruddy hue /Are born under the constellation Kṛttikā,
“They will have wealth and fame / They will be learned, and their glory will spread/ These are the signs of those / Who are born under Kṛttikā."
“Those who have a mole
At the location of four fingers
Are born under the constellation Rohiṇī.
They will be knowledgeable and constantly delight in the Dharma."
“Learned and with abundant wealth,
Beautiful in all respects,
Heroic and always victorious,
They will defeat all their enemies."
“Whoever has a mark resembling fire
At the location half a finger from the neck
Is born under the constellation Mṛgaśirā
And will be heroic and wealthy."
“Whoever has a mole on the left side,
At the location of half a finger,
Is born under the constellation Ārdrā
And will be angry and foolish, but wealthy."
“Those who have moles in the left armpit
Are born under the constellation Punarvasū.
They will have wealth and be rich in grain,
Yet their mental resources will be limited.
“Yet you, born under the constellation Puṣyā,
Have the finest marks.
On the palms of your hands there are wheels
That beautify you like the sun."
“All the hair on your head
Twists upward to the right.
Your body is of equal proportions.
You, O leader, have tamed your afflictions".
“With a mark at the heart center resembling fire,
Those born under the constellation Āśleṣā will crave violence.
Their discipline will be corrupt, and they will trouble their companions.
They will delight in sexual misconduct."
“Those who have a mole resembling a pea,
Whether down low, on the front, or on the back,
Are born under the constellation Maghā.
They will be wealthy and disciplined religious people."
“Those who have birthmarks
On both the left and right of the navel
Are born under the constellation Pūrvaphalgunī
And will be stingy and have a short life"
“Those who have a mole
Four fingers below the navel
Are born under the constellation Uttaraphalgunī.
Wealthy and disciplined, upon death they will go to the higher realms."
“Those born under the constellation Hastā
Will have a red mole on the buttocks.
They will thieve, deceive, and defraud.
Their merit is trifling and their intelligence meager.
“Those who have a mole on their penis
Are definitely
Born under the constellation Citrā.
Their preference will be for song and dance."
“Those who have a yellow mole,
Either above or below the penis,
Are born under the constellation Svāti. {TK117}
They are not learned, but desirous and often angry."
“Those who, at one finger of both thighs,
Have a red mole
Are perfect lords born under the constellation Viśākhā
And will be attended by men and women,
“Learned and brave, defeating their enemies,
Always enjoying a pleasant life,
Modest, intelligent, and reliable.
Having died, they will be reborn in the higher realms.
“Those who have a mole like a pea
At one finger of both thighs
Practice discipline and are born under the constellation of Anurādhā.
They have both Dharma and enjoyments."
“Those who have a mole underneath their thighs
Are born under the constellation Jyeṣṭhā.
They are ugly, short-lived, and corrupt in discipline.
They are neither ethical nor compassionate."
“Those who have, on both knees,
Small birthmarks
Are charismatic people born under the constellation Mūlā.
They will swiftly destroy their own homes"
“Those born under the constellation Pūrvāṣāḍhā
Have moles on their kneecaps.
They practice charity and desire the Dharma path.
At death, they go to the higher realms."
“Those born under the constellation Uttarāṣāḍhā {TK118}
Have moles on their elbows.
In that regard, they are intelligent,
Wealthy, and loving toward others."
“They who have moles on both elbows
Are born under the constellation Śravaṇā.
They are always wealthy, healthy, and loving toward others.
At death, they go to the higher realms.
“Those who have black moles on their calves
Are born under the constellation Dhaniṣṭhā.
They will have little anger or desire.
They will have no wealth, but they will be wise.
“Those who have black moles
At the finger measure on their calves
Are born under the constellation Śatabhiṣā.
They are foolish and will end up drowning."
“Those who have something like a scar at the finger below their calves
Are born under the constellation Pūrvabhadrapadā.
They are foolish and prone to injure others,
Are destitute, and often steal."
“Those who have moles throughout their finger measures
Are born under the constellation Uttarabhadrapadā.
They are generous, disciplined, mindful,
Knowledgeable, fearless, and compassionate."
“Those who have tiny moles
On both their legs
Are born under the constellation Revatī.
They are ill-mannered and become barbers.
“Those who have black moles
On their thumb joints
Are always vital and healthy
And born under the constellation Aśvinī."
“Those who have moles on the soles of their feet
Are born under the constellation Bharaṇī.
They are loveless and have the character of killers and executioners.
When they die, they go to the hell realms."
“Dogs, snakes, turtles,
And various other kinds of animals,
And anyone born under the constellation Puṣyā,
Do not experience well being."
Additional things: "All of them made aspiration prayers to reach unsurpassed and perfect awakening in order to bring beings to maturity while in female form and to be able to ripen women."
"Why was this? It is because it is very easy for someone who has male genitalia to acquire female genitalia, whereas it is very difficult for someone who has female genitalia to acquire male genitalia. They each individually received a verse of prophecy."
(All Boddhisattva men are reborn as female Buddhas)
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