What Is Indian Astrology Jyotish and How Does It Differ from Western Astrology?
Jyotish, Indian astrology, uses the nine Navagraha, 27 Nakshatras and the sidereal zodiac, unlike Western astrology in reference frame and chart layout.
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What is Nạp Âm?
Nạp Âm assigns names and Five Elements to each pair of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches in the Sixty Jiazi cycle, used to interpret destiny and fortune.
Rija Nagar of the Cham: the New Year festival by the Cham calendar
Rija Nagar is the main new year rite of the Brahmanist Chăm: a prayer for good rain and harvest and a sending off of the misfortunes of the old year.
What Do La Hầu, Kế Đô and the Moon's North and South Nodes Have in Common?
La Hầu and Kế Đô in Cửu Diệu are the Moon's orbital nodes, the North and South Nodes, which Indian, Vietnamese and Western traditions read differently.
No Scientific Basis Does Not Mean Worthless: Reading Folk Belief as Cultural Heritage Rather Than as a Truth Claim
Folk belief is not science, but that does not make it worthless. The right way to read it is as cultural heritage, a symbolic language of community.
