Is Kiến Lộc one of the Ten Gods?

No. Kiến Lộc is a configuration in BaZi, determined by the Lu position of the Day Master in the month branch. The Ten Gods are a system of ten relationships, among which Bi Jian and Jie Cai are related but not identical to Kiến Lộc.

How to know if a chart has the Kiến Lộc configuration?

You need to identify the day stem and month branch. If the month branch is exactly the Lu position of the day stem, the chart has the Kiến Lộc configuration. This requires knowledge of the Lu table for Heavenly Stems.

What does Kiến Lộc mean for career and wealth?

Kiến Lộc often suggests self-reliance, a solid root, and the ability to create one's own prosperity. However, it should be combined with other factors in the chart for specific career and wealth analysis.

Is Kiến Lộc always good?

Not necessarily. Kiến Lộc strengthens the self, but without Wealth and Officer to regulate or with imbalanced Five Elements, it may lead to competition or conservatism. A holistic reading is needed.

What is Kiến Lộc? | Nhật Nguyệt

Jian Lu is a configuration in BaZi where the Day Master obtains Lu in the month branch, meaning the day stem meets its own Lu position in the month pillar, indicating a strong self and self-reliance. Classical texts such as Yuan Hai Zi Ping hold that people with Jian Lu mostly lack ancestral property, must establish themselves independently, and that analyzing Jian Lu requires further consideration of wealth and officials.

Also called: Kiến Lộc Cách (Establishing Prosperity structure) · Kiến Lộc (Establishing Prosperity)

What is Kiến Lộc?

Kiến Lộc (Chinese characters 建祿) is a structural configuration in Bát Tự Tứ Trụ (BaZi, the Four Pillars). "Kiến" means to set up or establish; "Lộc" means fortune, blessing, or official salary. This configuration forms when the day stem (the Day Master) meets its own Lộc position in the earthly branch of the month pillar. In other words, the Day Master obtains Lộc right in the month of birth, which is why it is also called the kiến lộc configuration, or kiến lộc cách.

According to the Tam Mệnh Thông Hội by Vạn Dân Anh, volume 3, section "Luận thập can Lộc" (On the Lộc of the ten stems), the Lộc positions of the ten stems are: Giáp's Lộc at Dần, Ất at Mão, Bính at Tỵ, Đinh at Ngọ, Mậu lodged at Tỵ, Kỷ lodged at Ngọ, Canh at Thân, Tân at Dậu, Nhâm at Hợi, Quý at Tý; Thìn, Tuất, Sửu and Mùi do not serve as Lộc. Kiến Lộc occurs when the month branch is exactly the Lộc of the day stem, for example a Giáp person born in the month of Dần.

In the Bát Tự system, each Heavenly Stem has an earthly branch regarded as its Lộc, meaning the place where that stem is nourished and can fully express itself. When that position falls on the month branch, the Day Master is considered to have a firm root, a strong self, self-reliance, and to enjoy blessings earned through its own effort.

Why is it called kiến lộc?

The word "kiến" means to build or establish, while "lộc" refers to official salary, blessing, and nourishment. When the Day Master obtains Lộc in the month of birth, the ancients likened it to a person enjoying a salary created by their own position, not borrowed from outside. This configuration is therefore often associated with the meaning of self-reliance and creating one's own blessings.

The Ming dynasty text Uyên Hải Tử Bình (compiled by Dương Tông) also records a view contrary to the common understanding of family background: "when the month command meets lộc, most have no ancestral home; once wealth and office are encountered, fortune naturally forms." That is, the old texts regard a kiến lộc person as self-reliant, not depending on inherited estate. The same book also notes that "though the month command meets kiến lộc, it greatly fears the gathering of sát, which turns to misfortune."

How is Kiến Lộc used in fate analysis?

In fate analysis, Kiến Lộc shows that the Day Master has a root and is not weak. A person with this configuration is often described as capable, self-possessed, disliking dependence, and able to build a career from their own strength. However, the configuration is only one part of a chart. Other factors such as Tài (Wealth), Quan (Office), Ấn (Resource), Thực Thương (Output) and the balance of the Five Elements must also be examined for a full reading. When the self is strong but there is no Tài or Quan to regulate it, Kiến Lộc can shift toward competitiveness, conservatism, or difficulty in developing.

The Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, volume 6, also shows that analysing kiến lộc requires considering tài and quan: if a chart has Lộc in the hour pillar and is also born in the Lộc month, yet both tài and quan are weak, then it is "only regarded as kiến lộc," meaning it has not necessarily become a good configuration.

Distinguishing Kiến Lộc from easily confused terms

Kiến Lộc differs from Tỷ Kiên and Kiếp Tài. Tỷ Kiên and Kiếp Tài are among the Ten Gods, denoting a relationship of the same element as the Day Master, whereas Kiến Lộc is a configuration determined by the Lộc position in the month branch. A chart may have Tỷ Kiên or Kiếp Tài without being Kiến Lộc, and vice versa.

Kiến Lộc also differs from Nguyệt Kiến or Nguyệt Lệnh. Nguyệt lệnh refers to the month branch in general, while Kiến Lộc refers only to the case where the month branch is exactly the Lộc of the Day Master.

Points to keep in mind

This is traditional knowledge in Bát Tự, offered for reference and not verified by science. Readers should view it as a cultural perspective, and should not use it to decide their fate or as a substitute for professional advice.

How do different schools understand it?

Traditional understanding: Kiến Lộc is an auspicious configuration, associated with a strong self, self-reliance, and the enjoyment of blessings. It is often seen as a sign of a capable person who does not depend on others. The Ming dynasty Uyên Hải Tử Bình, however, emphasises that kiến lộc people mostly have no ancestral home and must rely on themselves, and that it greatly fears the gathering of sát, which turns to misfortune.
Five Elements balance understanding: Kiến Lộc is only one factor, and must be assessed together with Tài, Quan, Ấn and Thực to reach a judgement. If the self is strong without regulation, Kiến Lộc can lead to competitiveness, conservatism, or difficulty in developing. The Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, volume 6, also shows that tài and quan must be examined before a configuration can be determined.

Table of Lộc for the ten Heavenly Stems

Day Master	Element	Lộc at branch	Kiến Lộc when born in
Giáp	Wood	Dần	month of Dần
Ất	Wood	Mão	month of Mão
Bính	Fire	Tỵ	month of Tỵ
Đinh	Fire	Ngọ	month of Ngọ
Mậu	Earth	Tỵ	month of Tỵ
Kỷ	Earth	Ngọ	month of Ngọ
Canh	Metal	Thân	month of Thân
Tân	Metal	Dậu	month of Dậu
Nhâm	Water	Hợi	month of Hợi
Quý	Water	Tý	month of Tý

Kiến Lộc occurs when the branch of the month pillar is exactly the Lộc of the Day Master. Mậu goes with Bính, and Kỷ goes with Đinh, so Tỵ and Ngọ are each the Lộc of two stems. This is also the table for placing the Lộc Tồn star according to the year stem in Tử Vi (Vietnamese astrology).

The figures in the table match the results of the lookup tools on Nhật Nguyệt.

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