Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHan Yijing studies by Meng Xi, Jiao Yanshou and Jing Fang used image-number; how does this differ from Wang Bi's meaning-principle reading.
Updated 22 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThiệu Ung (Shao Yong, 1011 to 1077) and Hoàng Cực Kinh Thế: the image-and-number learning of the Song and the cycle of nguyên, hội, vận, thế.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTieu han is placed by the trine group of the birth year branch, nguyet han by birth month and hour, with notes on where Tu Vi schools differ.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresNang Han, the White Thai heroine who disguised herself as a man to lead 16 Thai regions against invaders, is honored in a festival each lunar year.
Updated 14 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarĐại Hàn is the last of the 24 solar terms, at solar longitude 300 degrees and lasting about 15 days. Here its calculation, customs, and meaning are explained.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe eight hạn of folk belief: Huỳnh Tuyền, Tam Kheo, Ngũ Mộ, Thiên Tinh, Toán Tận, Thiên La, Địa Võng, Diêm Vương. Which books record them, how they differ.
Updated 15 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › GlossaryMinh 明 is written with Sun and Moon and means brightness. What the Shuowen Jiezi records about it, and how the I Ching links sun, moon and light.
Updated 1 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Hoa (Han) are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups: where they live, their language, ancestor worship customs, and festivals like Tet Nguyen tieu.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarHàn Lộ is the 17th of the 24 solar terms, beginning around October 8 when the Sun reaches 195 degrees. Learn its meaning and customs.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarTiểu Hàn is the 23rd of the 24 solar terms, at solar longitude 285 degrees. It starts on January 5 or 6, opens the Sửu month and lasts about 14.7 days.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › PsychologyA 2024 study of Vietnamese firms links lower fixed asset investment to directors aged 49 to 53, the tuoi han years. The effect is larger in small firms.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Do Temple Festival in Bac Ninh honors 8 Ly Dynasty kings each year on the 15th day of the third lunar month with palanquin processions.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefThe Thái of Vietnam's Northwest follow animist beliefs with guardian spirits and hold the Xên Bản Xên Mường rites and Hạn Khuống festival.
Updated 10 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyA look at eyebrow shapes in Vietnamese face reading: Quan Cong, La Han, tiger brow, sword brow, willow leaf, sparse brows, brow bone and key cautions.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyYin Male, Yang Male, Yin Female, Yang Female: the Yin Yang of the birth year sets whether Đại Hạn runs forward or backward in a Tử Vi chart.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLearn what relief stars and fate-mitigating stars are in Vietnamese astrology, their origins, and their real limits from Buddhist and cultural perspectives.
Updated 1 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › SajuSaju is Korea's Four Pillars astrology, rooted in Chinese Bazi but with its own interpretive tradition, still used for marriage and career choices.
Updated 7 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyHow Vietnamese Tử Vi books order a chart reading: Mệnh and Thân first, then Cục, the major stars, the palaces in aspect, auxiliary stars and the periods.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefUnder Vietnam's 2019 UNESCO dossier, Then is a Tày, Nùng and Thái ritual led by Then masters, with cầu an and giải hạn rites, songs and the đàn tính lute.
Updated 30 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsHue royal court Nha Nhac is the ceremonial music of the Nguyen dynasty, tied to the Nam Giao sacrifice and court rituals.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTang Môn in Tử Vi belongs to the Thái Tuế ring, governing sorrow, loss, and mourning. Its placement, meaning when holding Mệnh.
Updated 3 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefComparing the kut rite of Korean mudang with Vietnamese hau dong: practitioners, clients, music, dress, and how both adapted to the market economy.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyA Buddhist and psychological analysis of bad luck in Vietnamese astrology, helping you understand without fear and take proactive control of your life.
Updated 21 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefHanoi field research shows sao giai han attendees span many ages and jobs, drawn by belief in inauspicious stars and peace of mind.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThiên Thương sits in the Nô Bộc palace and Thiên Sứ in Tật Ách. Placement, elements and how four Vietnamese Tử Vi books read them in fortune periods.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
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 › Tet and seasonal ritesTrung Cuu Festival on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month features chrysanthemums, the custom of climbing high, and longevity wishes.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodBanh Troi and Banh Chay mark Vietnam's Cold Foods Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, a localized day of honoring ancestors with these cakes.
Updated 8 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Thai Am star is one of the three auspicious stars in the Nine Luminaries, tied to career and love. A monthly ritual on the 26th lunar day may help.
Updated 2 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefVietnamese star worship and misfortune resolution (dâng sao giải hạn) at lunar new year: its Taoist origins, cultural meaning, and a Buddhist view.
Updated 22 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotCan Tarot truly predict the future, or is it a mirror reflecting the mind? A look at the limits of the 78-card deck and the introspection it depends on.
Updated 12 Jun 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Heaven and Earth Pi (No. 12) puts Qian above Kun, so the two qi never meet and stagnation follows, the exact opposite of Tai.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiOnline Bát Tự charts build fast, but accuracy hinges on birth hour data, time zone, and solar terms. Know when to trust them and when a reader must verify.
Updated 4 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selectionXem ngày tốt xấu hôm nay theo lịch âm dựa trên can chi, trực, sao và giờ hoàng đạo. Bài giải thích nguyên lý, cách tra và giới hạn của việc chọn ngày.
Updated 2 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyA great limit in Tu Vi is a ten-year span that starts from the Menh palace. Duong Nam and Am Nu move clockwise, Am Nam and Duong Nu move counterclockwise.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyAnnual fortune in Tu Vi is a short-term layer read by superimposing a time cycle onto the natal chart. See its calculation basis and where schools disagree.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 34, Lei Tian Da Zhuang, covers great strength and its limits, with its structure, Judgment, six line texts and lessons on conduct.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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 › BuddhismThe 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Xinh Mun speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Son La and Lai Chau, with bridegroom service and two-generation ancestor worship.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingWhat yin and yang mean, where the terms come from, and how Kinh Dịch, Bát Tự, Tử Vi and phong thủy use them, each by its own conventions.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyExplore the meaning of ear features in Eastern physiognomy: shape, position, helix, ear canal... what do they reveal about personality, destiny, and health?
Updated 9 Jul 2026Traditional systems
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