The second series is made up of twelve zodiacal constellations, and is repeated five times, 5 × 12 = 60, thus making the cycle of sixty years.
The names of the five elements are as follows:—
| Chinese. | Tibetan. | English. | |
| 1. | kya. | shing pho. | wood, masculine. |
| 2. | yi. | shing mo. | wood, feminine. |
| 3. | ping. | mé pho. | fire, masculine. |
| 4. | ting. | mé mo. | fire, feminine. |
| 5. | vou. | sa pho. | earth, masculine. |
| 6. | kyi. | sa mo. | earth, feminine. |
| 7. | king. | lchags pho. | iron, masculine. |
| 8. | zin. | lchags mo. | iron, feminine. |
| 9. | zhin. | chhu po. | water, masculine. |
| 10. | kuhi. | chu mo. | water, feminine. |
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The names of the twelve animals of the zodiac are these—
| Chinese. | Tibetan. | English. | |
| 1. | Tsi. | byi. | Mouse. |
| 2. | Tshihu. | glang. | Ox. |
| 3. | Yin. | stag. | Tiger. |
| 4. | Mahu. | yos. | Hare. |
| 5. | Shin (Tshin ?). | hbrug. | Dragon. |
| 6. | Zi. | sbrul. | Serpent. |
| 7. | Hu (n). | rta. | Horse. |
| 8. | Wuhi. | lug. | Sheep. |
| 9. | Shing. | spré. | Ape. |
| 10. | Yéhu. | bya. | Bird. |
| 11. | Zuhi. | khyi. | Dog. |
| 12. | Hahi. | phag. | Hog. |
Thus the first cycle, consisting of ten years, is repeated six times.
The second cycle of twelve years is repeated five times, to make up the whole cycle of sixty years.
The list of the names of animals for each of the sixty years in a cycle, arranged in Chinese, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and English, is given in the text. See op. cit., p. 151–154.