Ayanamsha is the deviation in degrees of the sidereal from the tropical zodiac at a given epoch.
Sidereal astrologers dissent from each other on the question where exactly in the firmament the sidereal zodiac should have its initial point (0° Aries). For this reason, there are several different sidereal zodiacs. These are defined by their respective ayanamshas.
Detailed explanations on ayanamsha are given in the followign article: Artikel Ayanamshas in Sidereal Astrology.
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