Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcCounts in Thái Ất: the host count and guest count, long and short counts, and what Thái Ất kim kính thức kinh calls harmonious and not.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
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 › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore the Sun Star (Thai Duong) in the Nine Luminaries: why it is considered auspicious, its impact on career and wealth, and the proper ritual to honor it.
Updated 6 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyIn Eastern physiognomy the eyes are the Giam Sat Quan, and spirit matters more than shape. Bright, clear eyes point to a clear mind and good fortune.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuNhật Nguyệt pairs Thai Duong and Thai Am in Tu Vi, two stars whose meaning shifts with palace position and birth hour. Position decides how they read.
Updated 16 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcTam Thức covers Thái Ất, Lục Nhâm and Kỳ Môn. This piece traces how it reached Vietnam and asks what is history and what is legend around Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcTam Thức is Thái Ất, Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp and Lục Nhâm: three old divination arts for affairs of state, of action and of single matters, compared.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcThái Ất Thần Số, one of the Tam Thức arts, read the fate of the state and natural disasters: the board, Host and Guest, and the accumulated-year count.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresLe Loi led the Lam Son uprising from 1418 to 1427, expelling the Ming and founding the Later Le dynasty, honoured still at the Lam Kinh Festival.
Updated 24 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of scienceScientific historiography treats Tu Vi, Bat Tu and Thai At as calculation techniques built on the can chi calendar and ancient astronomy.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Dictionary › I Ching & Five ElementsThe I Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and divination system built on 64 hexagrams formed from the eight trigrams, or Bagua.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingKinh Dịch hội is an umbrella term for the independent groups, clubs, classes and online communities that study the Kinh Dịch together in Vietnam.
Updated 3 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiHám Long Kinh and Nghi Long Kinh, traditionally attributed to Dương Quân Tùng: how they read dragon veins, the nine stars, and true versus branch dragons.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Folk taboosKim Lâu is a Vietnamese folk taboo checked before building a house or marrying, found by dividing lunar age by nine, with remainders of 1, 3, 6 or 8.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresĐại Việt sử ký toàn thư opens with the Hồng Bàng era: Kinh Dương Vương, named Lộc Tục, and the realm of Xích Quỷ. The Hán text set beside later histories.
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 ChingHeavenly Stem Yi is Yin Wood in the I Ching, linked to the Kun and Xun hexagrams and seen as gentle, adaptable and quietly resilient.
Updated 4 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Kinh (Viet) are 86.83% of Vietnam's population and speak Vietnamese of the Viet Muong group. Their villages and ancestor worship are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsHoi Lim is the largest Quan Ho festival in the Kinh Bac region, held on the 13th day of the first lunar month at Lim Hill, Tien Du, Bac Ninh.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyKim Bach Kim (White Gold) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle: its traits, the Five Elements cycles, and Feng Shui uses for this destiny.
Updated 31 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingApply the I Ching in business by reading its 64 hexagrams as archetypal situations, plus the principle of change and the spirit of the Well hexagram.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe I Ching is a philosophy of change, not a fate predictor. Applied to a career, it teaches a noble person to read the times and hold to principle.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyKình Dương, one of the Six Killing Stars in Tử Vi Đẩu Số, is a Fire element star of impulsiveness and danger that also brings willpower.
Updated 25 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regional customsThough united as one Kinh ethnic culture, ancestor-worship, wedding, and Tết customs differ substantially across North, Central, and South Vietnam.
Updated 27 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk divinationCan Kinh Dịch, Tarot, or Tử Vi truly find you a partner? This analysis weighs their origins, reading methods, and experimental evidence so you can decide.
Updated 7 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsLồng Tồng of the Tày, highland first-furrow festivals, and the Kinh tịch điền rite compared: who organizes each and how the core rite differs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLoc Ton is the Yin Earth wealth star heading the 12-star Loc Ton cycle, always flanked by Kinh Duong and Da La. Here is how it is placed by birth stem.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesComparing Lunar New Year of the Kinh, Chol Chnam Thmay of the Khmer, and ethnic groups with their own calendars: timing, offerings, rituals, and names.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologySa Trung Kim is the Na Yin for Giap Ngo and At Mui years, a Metal element sign. It covers Five Elements meaning and personality traits.
Updated 21 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyHải Trung Kim is the Na Yin for Giáp Tý and Ất Sửu, a hidden metal in the Five Elements. Its calm nature and traits are explained here.
Updated 8 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the I Ching symbolizes the commander, discipline and unity, plus its uses in management and leadership.
Updated 29 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Water-Earth Bi Hexagram in the I Ching: its origins, structure, symbolic meaning, hexagram text, and uses in life, career, and relationships.
Updated 16 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Heaven and Lake Treading hexagram (䷉) of the I Ching: its origins, structure, and lessons in caution and propriety for modern life.
Updated 25 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Tu Ton line is the line generated by the palace element, symbolizing children, students, subordinates, and livestock.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingA Kinh Dịch hexagram stacks several layers of text: name, hexagram text, six line texts, then the Thoán, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiThai Nguyen is derived from the month pillar, Thai Tuc from the day pillar, and Menh Cung from the month and hour branches.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyBach Lap Kim is the Na Yin for Canh Thin and Tan Ty years, a soft, noble Metal. Read its Five Elements traits, suitable colors and directions.
Updated 18 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresMai Thúc Loan (722) and Phùng Hưng (791) were two major uprisings under Tang rule. An analysis of their background, course and historical significance.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThoa Xuyen Kim is the Nayin for Canh Tuat (1970) and Tan Hoi (1971), Metal element. Its meaning covers traits, compatible colors and feng shui items.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Thai Nguyen International Tea Festival 2026 runs 30 October to 7 November at Vo Nguyen Giap Square, themed 'Thai Nguyen, First Among Famous Teas'.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BuddhismSun Moon Lamp Light Buddha is the last of twenty thousand Buddhas sharing one title in the Lotus Sutra's opening chapter.
Updated 16 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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