Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism The Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông's Parinirvana is held at Cung Trúc Lâm, Yên Tử and Ngọa Vân Pagoda each year.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism The Trúc Lâm Yên Tử school founded by Trần Nhân Tông: its three patriarchs and the idea of cư trần lạc đạo, living in the world yet glad in the Way.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Từ Đạo Hạnh, Nguyễn Minh Không and Dương Không Lộ in Lĩnh Nam chích quái are tales of wonder about three monks of the Lý era, told as tales.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Yên Tử Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Trần Nhân Tông, founder of the Trúc Lâm Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism Cư trần lạc đạo phú by Trần Nhân Tông: ten sections in Nôm and a closing verse in Hán, on living in the world while delighting in the Way.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Huyền Trân Princess Temple in Hue honors the Tran dynasty princess who expanded Vietnam's southern frontier. Its festival falls in the first lunar month.
Updated 13 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism Lunar memorial days for Shakyamuni Buddha, Guanyin, Ksitigarbha, Manjushri, Samantabhadra and other Bodhisattvas, with origins and practice notes.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism The five houses of Chinese Chan are Guiyang, Linji, Caodong, Yunmen and Fayan. They differ in how they guided students and where they spread.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism The three Chan lineages of the Lý era: Tì Ni Đa Lưu Chi, Vô Ngôn Thông and Thảo Đường. Their origins, transmission and how scholars read them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Emperor Tarot card: power, order, stability, and lessons in responsible leadership.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Dictionary › Face and palm reading Physiognomy is the traditional Eastern practice of observing facial features, hands, and body to infer personality and destiny, serving as a reference.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Dictionary › Other Dương Nhận (陽刃) is a symbolic star in Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi), signifying fierce energy, conflict and latent danger.
Updated 21 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Trần Hưng Đạo, the general who led Đại Việt against the Mongols three times, became Đức Thánh Trần, a worshipped saint honoured at temples such as Kiếp Bạc.
Updated 22 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy The forehead in Chinese physiognomy is the palace of Fortune and Wisdom, reflecting youth, intellect and parents. Its shapes and wrinkles carry meaning.
Updated 26 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Duong Nhan is the branch one position before Loc of a yang stem, the same as Đế Vượng. See how to look it up by day master and where schools disagree.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy Explore the location, features, and physiognomic significance of the Upper Palace (temporal region) in the Six Palaces system of Eastern physiognomy.
Updated 14 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Discover the meaning, rituals, and sacred moments of the Seal Opening Ceremony at Tran Temple in Nam Định, a beautiful cultural tradition of early spring.
Updated 5 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Vesak marks the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha, and its date differs between Theravada and Mahayana traditions. The bathing ritual symbolizes inner purification.
Updated 4 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou Shu Tử Vi is the Emperor Star, chief of the 14 main stars, governing authority and status. Explore its meaning, dignity, and interpretation across key palaces.
Updated 1 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Trấn yểm in Vietnamese folklore through the Cao Biền story: legends of suppressing royal graves, burial charms, and the perspective of historical research.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Câu Trần, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: how it is placed by the day stem, the lookup table, and what Tăng san bốc dịch says of it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Duyên phận is a folk way of speaking about meetings as if preordained. Nhân duyên in Buddhism means conditions that give rise to phenomena, not fate.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship The Buddha altar usually sits higher than the ancestor altar, but the exact layout depends on each home's space and regional or family tradition.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ) led the Tây Sơn movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa in 1789.
Updated 14 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Thăng Long Tứ Tran is four temples guarding the old capital: Bạch Mã in the east, Voi Phục in the west, Kim Liên in the south, Quán Thánh in the north.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 37, Phong Hỏa Gia Nhân, addresses household order, each person's role, and influence spreading from within outward.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Thanh Long governs joy, Chu Tước speech and documents, Câu Trần land and stagnation. The six beasts only color a line already assessed for prosperity.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Early 20th-century custom books record the lễ mát nhà rite and bùa trấn trạch talisman: who performed them, where it was posted, and Phan Kế Bính's critique.
Updated 20 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Cơ Nguyệt Đồng Lương in Vietnamese Tử Vi: its four stars, the verse tác lại nhân, and the occupations Tử Vi đẩu số tân biên lists for it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The Côn Sơn - Kiếp Bạc Festival honors Trần Hưng Đạo and Nguyễn Trãi, two figures tied to this land, at a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Updated 25 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Thiên Quan and Thiên Phúc are Earth auxiliary stars placed by the birth year's heavenly stem, not the branch or hour, with tables and points of disagreement.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism Vietnamese Buddhism over nearly twenty centuries: the Luy Lâu centre, fusion with local beliefs, the Lý and Trần flourishing.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional food The 15th day of the 7th lunar month has three offering trays: a vegetarian tray for Buddha, a full tray for ancestors, and one for wandering souls.
Updated 7 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Buddhism Sun Moon Lamp Light Buddha is the last of twenty thousand Buddhas sharing one title in the Lotus Sutra's opening chapter.
Updated 16 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Why Buddha's Birthday falls on the 8th or the 15th of the fourth lunar month, and how the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha holds Vesak Week each year.
Updated 13 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism Amitābha Buddha's Day, 17th of the 11th lunar month (25 Dec 2026): why this date was chosen, what the sutra says, and how Vietnamese pagodas observe it.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The Four Dharma Deities at Dau Pagoda in Bắc Ninh blend Indian Buddhism with ancient Vietnamese nature worship of Cloud, Rain, Thunder and Lightning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
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