Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 31, Trạch Sơn Hàm, opens the I Ching's Lower Canon and traces mutual attraction through six lines, from the big toe to the tongue.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Four Dharma Deities at Dau Pagoda in Bac Ninh blend Indian Buddhism with ancient Vietnamese nature worship of Cloud, Rain, Thunder and Lightning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe Four Symbols guard the huye: Thanh Long left, Bach Ho right, Huyen Vu behind, Chu Tuoc in front. This piece covers their shapes and the minh duong layers.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of scienceGreek and Indian astrology reached Tang China through Buddhism, yet Tu Vi Dau So and Bat Tu run on the can chi calendar and ngu hanh, not Western star logic.
Updated 28 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefTrấn 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Dhammapada has two main recensions: the Pali text of 26 chapters and 423 verses, and the Chinese Faju jing of 39 chapters. Where they differ.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra are the two core Prajñāpāramitā texts of Chan: what they say, where they come from and why Chan prizes them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingCanonized in 135 BCE, the I Ching was reread by Song scholars along image-number and meaning-principle lines, then spread to Vietnam and the West.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefVietnamese people rarely follow one religion; they layer ancestor worship, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess, Hùng Vương and farming rites in daily life.
Updated 3 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Platform Sutra records teachings traditionally attributed to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, but the text went through many layers of editing.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismXinxin Ming and Zhengdao Ge are both foundational Chan verses, but they differ in author, date, wording and how they present the path.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 29 Kan (Tập Khảm, 坎, ䷜) stacks Kan over Kan, danger upon danger. The Judgement, Image, and six line texts, plus how to pass through peril.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismBuddhist meditation covers both meditative concentration and the Zen school, arriving in Vietnam from the early Common Era and thriving under the Lý and Trần.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Ten Wings (Thập Dực) are ten commentaries on the I Ching: Thoán, Tượng, Hệ Từ, Văn Ngôn, Tự Quái, Thuyết Quái, Tạp Quái.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Wind Heaven Xiao Xu hexagram (Hexagram 9) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, meaning, and lessons on patience and gradual accumulation.
Updated 15 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu venerates the Holy Mothers and deities of the universe, guiding people toward a practical life.
Updated 10 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong's Parinirvana is held at Cung Truc Lam, Yen Tu and Ngoa Van Pagoda each year.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief