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 128 A CHINESE ACCOUNT BY HIUAN TSANG According to the sacred doctrine of the Tathagata (Buddha), the year has three seasons. From the six- teenth day of the first month till the fifteenth day of the fifth month is called the hot season; from the six- teenth day of the fifth month till the fifteenth of the AN INDIAN PICTURE SHOWING THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. ninth month is called the rainy season; from the six- teenth day of the ninth month to the fifteenth day of the first month is called the cold season. Sometimes the year is divided into four seasons spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The three spring months are called Chi-ta-lo (Sanskrit Chaitra) month, Fei-she-kie (Sanskrit Vaisakha) month, She-se-ch' a (Sanskrit