- ⭐Emperor of the Trần dynasty, Buddha Emperor, founder of the Trúc Lâm Yên Tử Zen school
- 🎂Born 7 December 1258
- 🐉Year of Mậu Ngọ (Horse)
- 🔢Life path number 8
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Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismCư 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefTừ 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 2026Culture and belief
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 › Historical figuresHuyen Tran 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 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › OtherDương 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 figuresTran Hung Dao, the general who led Dai Viet against the Mongols three times, became Duc Thanh Tran, a worshipped saint honoured at temples such as Kiep Bac.
Updated 22 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyThe 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 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Face and palm readingPhysiognomy is the traditional Eastern practice of observing facial features, hands, and body to infer personality and destiny, serving as a reference.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDiscover the meaning, rituals, and sacred moments of the Seal Opening Ceremony at Tran Temple in Nam Dinh, a beautiful cultural tradition of early spring.
Updated 5 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyExplore the location, features, and physiognomic significance of the Upper Palace (temporal region) in the Six Palaces system of Eastern physiognomy.
Updated 14 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiDuong Nhan is the branch one position before Loc of a yang stem, the same as De Vuong. See how to look it up by day master and where schools disagree.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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 › Eastern › I ChingCâu 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 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThang Long Tu Tran is four temples guarding the old capital: Bach Ma in the east, Voi Phuc in the west, Kim Lien in the south, Quan Thanh in the north.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThanh Long governs joy, Chu Tuoc speech and documents, Cau Tran land and stagnation. The six beasts only color a line already assessed for prosperity.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 37, Phong Hoa Gia Nhan, addresses household order, each person's role, and influence spreading from within outward.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Con Son - Kiep Bac Festival honors Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Trai, two figures tied to this land, at a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Updated 25 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Quan and Thien Phuc 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 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe 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 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 › 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 festivalsSitting tug of war at Tran Vu Temple and bamboo tug of war in Huu Chap village are harvest-praying rituals, both UNESCO-listed in 2015.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiThiên Ất Quý Nhân in Bát Tự is looked up by day stem or year stem, with two noble branches per stem, no Thìn or Tuất, and schools split on the stem Canh.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesA guide to the Thang Long Tu Tran spring pilgrimage: the order of the four temples, what to pray at each, and mistakes first-timers often make.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiVan Xuong Quy Nhan is found by day stem to yield one branch, but its weight depends on thap than and position, not a promise of exam success.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › OtherTòng Cách is a special Four Pillars pattern: the Day Master is extremely weak, lacking root or peer support, and must follow the dominant element.
Updated 21 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyPhysiognomy explained: its scientific basis, beginner books, and where to download physiognomy books legally, with a detailed and objective analysis.
Updated 6 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyFire physiognomy in face reading: a pointed face, rosy skin, reddish hair and a hurried gait mark the Fire element type.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyMetal face types in Chinese physiognomy often have square, angular faces, white skin and prominent bones, plus decisive, disciplined personalities.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › GlossaryNhật Nguyệt is the Sino-Vietnamese pair for sun and moon, symbolizing yin and yang, time, and the cosmos in East Asian culture.
Updated 16 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThiền uyển tập anh records lives and verses of Vietnamese Chan masters of the Lý and Trần eras; scholars now read it as a deliberate arrangement.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Ngái are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, with a very small population living scattered across Quảng Ninh, Hải Phòng, Bắc Giang, Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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