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 › 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 › Traditional festivalsThe Yen Tu Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong, founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsCham Bau Truc pottery, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is known for open-air firing and mold-free shaping. Here are its origins and conservation.
Updated 30 Jun 2026Culture and belief
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 › I ChingHexagram 19 (Lin) in the I Ching: its lines, the Earth and Lake trigrams, and lessons on leadership, nurturing, and sustainable growth.
Updated 1 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 › 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 › Vietnamese astrologyExplore the Lam Quan star in the Longevity Cycle: its origins, mechanisms, and detailed meanings across the Zi Wei Dou Shu chart.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
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 › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyKhâm Thiên Tứ Hóa is a Tử Vi school that reads charts through Lộc, Quyền, Khoa and Kỵ, flying transformations from each palace's stem.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyĐại Lâm Mộc is the nạp âm for Mậu Thìn and Kỷ Tỵ years, tied to the Wood element. See its traits and Five Elements meaning in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp.
Updated 22 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Lam Chay Festival in Tam Vu, Tay Ninh runs on the 15th and 16th of the first lunar month, with rituals welcoming Ong Tieu and more.
Updated 27 Sept 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
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismVạn Hạnh was a monk of the Lý era, linked to the story of Lý Công Uẩn. His verse Thị đệ tử speaks of impermanence, life and death, rise and decline.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismWhat is a koan, and why did the Gateless Gate and the Blue Cliff Record become the two key Chan collections? Origins, structure and how to read them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe 11th Da Lat Flower Festival 2026 runs December 19 to 31 under the theme "Da Lat, a Harmony of Flowers and Music", opening at Lam Vien Square.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Autumn Keo Pagoda Festival in Hung Yen honors Zen Master Duong Khong Lo with palanquin processions, the frog dance and boat racing.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcSolar terms set Yang Dun or Yin Dun, and the fu tou day sets the yuan. This guide covers ju numbers, super spirit and qi continuation, Zhi Fu and Zhi Shi.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefWhen business failed, older Vietnamese worshipped the God of Wealth and Earth God, rechecked the opening date, and held rituals to resolve bad luck.
Updated 23 Sept 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 › Eastern › I ChingExplore the structure of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching: from trigrams, lines, judgments to basic interpretation methods.
Updated 14 Jun 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 › Western › PsychologyA 2010 study reported that lucky charms improved performance, but larger replications found no such effect. What does this say about the evidence?
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesWhat to do when a family member dies: the order of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from shrouding and mourning dress to burial and the later rites.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsThe Ede longhouse reflects matriarchy in its structure and carvings, and stands as a cultural symbol of the Central Highlands.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 16 Yu (Thunder over Earth) in the I Ching: its structure, each line's meaning, and lessons on preparation and humility.
Updated 1 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Shan Feng Gu (18) in the I Ching symbolizes decay and the need for repair, with lessons on staying calm and reforming with tact.
Updated 15 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Qian hexagram in the I Ching has Earth below and Mountain above, and all six lines are auspicious. Its structure teaches humility.
Updated 8 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Guan (Wind over Earth) in the I Ching symbolizes observation and contemplation, with lessons on seeing oneself and the world clearly before acting.
Updated 6 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › NumerologyDiscover Life Path Number 11, a master number in numerology: powerful intuition, an inspiring presence, ideal careers, and the challenges to overcome.
Updated 3 Jul 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingExplore the structure of the hexagram Ze Lei Sui (Following, #17) in the I Ching, along with profound lessons on following, leadership, and adaptation.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › PsychologyA guide to breakup grief: the emotional stages, what to do in the first week, handling keepsakes, and when to see a therapist.
Updated 23 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
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