What does astrology mean and how does Buddhism explain it?

Buddhist dictionaries explain "astrology" as follows:

Astrology British astrology, which predicts good luck and bad luck through stars. That is, according to the position and shape of planets and stars, the art of divining the fate of individuals and countries is used. It is also a technique to judge good and evil. This technology has been used in all countries since ancient times. In India, it first began in the Rigvedic era, and related records were scattered in the Vedic literature. Avena Veda contains all kinds of curses about reality, and at the same time, 28 huts (Brahma as! t！ a^vim！ s/ati -naks！ atra^n！ I) name. Holy book of India, Pura^n! A) At that time, there was the most Indian astrology. It is speculated that the twenty-eight nights in India came from the west; Going to the cattle house (Abhijit, Vega) becomes twenty-seven nights, which is a feature of Indian astrology. Van Vara Hamihira (505 ~ 587), as a representative of astrologers, is good at western astronomy, and is the author of Pu richter Sanjida (Van Br! Hat.-Sam! Hita^), Pirih Gadaka (Van Br! Hajja^taka), two books, are the epitome of ancient astrology and judging good and bad luck. chard ula Lakuna VAD HANA(Van S/a rdu Lakarn！ A^vada^na) was translated into Chinese in the 3rd century BC, including Modern Jiajing (Zhu Luyan and Qian Zhi * * *) and Twenty-eight Nights of the Snake Head Sword Prince (Zhu Fahu's translation), which was about Indian astronomy and astrology at that time, including the details of the name, quantity, shape, itinerary, shrine and other twenty-eight nights. There are also sayings about astrology in the Tripitaka and other Buddhist classics in the sixth century BC. There is also a book about all kinds of astronomy and astrology (Brahma Siddha^nta), and the western zodiac (Brahma S/I) also appeared at this time. Astrology, which is composed of the Twenty-eighth Palace, the Seven Nights and the Twelve Zodiacs, is the origin of astrology, which is popular in China and Japan today. Its representative work is Xiao Yuan Jing translated by Bukong (705 ~ 774). The Buddha opposed the use of astrology and divination in his teachings. However, after the death of the Buddha, astrology developed into an important part due to the development of tantra. There are many astrological methods in China and India. Dalagni (van dha^ran! I), contributed to the development of many religious ceremonies. One of the lines (683 ~ 727) is the most famous' Big Dipper motorcycle'. Belief in the Big Dipper originated from China's Five Elements Theory, which was also adopted by Buddhism. In Japan, through the translation of China's classics, many Indian astrology methods were introduced, especially the astrology used by tantric monks, which became ritualized and still quite popular. [Large-scale classics such as Dafang, volume 20' the ancestor of Samadhi', volume 41' the stars', the classic of Buddha mother, peacock and Ming king, volume 8' s theory of wisdom, volume 4' s Sun Sutra] (see' Buddhist astronomy '267 1)