Who Is the Tiền Chủ, and Why Do Many Houses Have a Shrine at the Cây Hương in the Yard?
Custom books explain the Tiền Chủ as the first owner's spirit, why many homes keep a cây hương altar in the yard, and how offerings are made.
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Is the Tiền Chủ the spirit of the old owner?
According to Toan Ánh (2001) and Bùi Xuân Mỹ (2001), the Tiền Chủ is the person who first lived in a house and died there, and folk belief holds that this person's spirit still remembers the house and occasionally returns to visit. This is a recounting of a belief, not an assertion about the afterlife.
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Thần Hổ, Sơn thần, Mộc tinh: the deities Vietnamese people once worshipped at outdoor incense trees
Northern Kinh households once set outdoor incense altars to Sơn thần and Thần Hổ, some building shrines to Mộc tinh at old tree bases.
Chinh Than, Linh Than and Thanh Mon in Huyen Khong: How to Place Water and Doors According to the Period
Chinh Than is the ruling period direction, Linh Than the opposite palace. How to tell Chinh Thuy from Linh Thuy and locate Thanh Mon in each period.
Ông Địa and Thần Tài: The Earth God and God of Wealth in Household Worship
Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
How Does Worshipping Thần Tài at a Company or Shop Differ from at Home?
At shops and at home, Thần Tài shares a low shrine near the door with Ông Địa; shops make offerings every morning on opening. Origins and open debates.
The Thần Tài prayer: origins, meaning and the full text in Vietnamese folk tradition
The Thần Tài prayer in Vietnamese folk tradition: origins, meaning, offerings, how to worship, and the full prayer, the first of the month and the full moon.
Cửu Tinh and Bát Thần in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: the nine stars, the eight spirits, and where schools use different names
Cửu Tinh in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp are nine stars from Thiên Bồng to Thiên Anh, each tied to a palace and element, while Bát Thần are eight spirits.
The God of Wealth in a Market Economy: Why the God of Wealth Day Keeps Drawing Bigger Crowds
Worship of Than Tai has Chinese roots but surged with Vietnam's market economy. Researchers show traders are the main group seeking gods of fortune.
Tien Cong Festival on Ha Nam Island, Quang Ninh: The Rite of Carrying the Elderly, the Longevity Procession on the 7th Day of the First Lunar Month, and Who the Tien Cong Are
The Tien Cong Festival on Ha Nam Island, Quang Ninh runs to the 7th day of the first lunar month, with rites of carrying the elderly.
What Does Dreaming of Gold and Silver Money Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Dreaming of gold, silver or money in Chu Công giải mộng: the original lines of its gold and silver section, picking up money, sharing wealth, seasons.
The Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the 64 I Ching Hexagrams: Origins, Meanings, and Practical Applications
The Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the I Ching symbolizes the commander, discipline and unity, plus its uses in management and leadership.
Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung: A Legend of Love and One of Vietnam's Four Immortal Saints
The legend of Chu Dong Tu and Tien Dung, a poor man and a princess whose love story ends in deification among Vietnam's Four Immortals.
How to Read a Moving Line Transforming into a Changed Line in Liu Yao: Hoi Dau Sinh, Hoi Dau Khac, Hoa Tien Than, Hoa Thoai Than, Hoa Khong, Hoa Pha, Hoa Mo, Hoa Tuyet, Phuc Ngam and Phan Ngam
In Liu Yao, a moving line and the changed line it turns into are read as a pair, producing hoi dau sinh, hoi dau khac, hoa tien than, hoa thoai than and more.
What is Dụng Thần?
Dụng Thần is the element among the Five Elements most needed to balance and remedy a Four Pillars chart, helping it reach harmony in BaZi theory.
What is Thập Thần?
Thập Thần are ten relationships of generation and control between the Day Master and the other stems and branches in a Four Pillars chart.
What Is a Thần Chủ Tablet, and Why Is It Buried at the Fifth Generation?
Thần chủ, a jujube wood tablet with name, title and dates, sits on the altar; custom keeps four generations, then the cao tổ tablet is buried at the fifth.
How Do Nguyên Thần, Kỵ Thần, and Cừu Thần Differ in Their Sheng-Ke Relations in Liu Yao?
Nguyên thần generates the Dụng thần, kỵ thần conquers it, cừu thần conquers the nguyên thần and feeds the kỵ thần, as Tăng san bốc dịch defines them.
What is Thần Số Học?
Thần Số Học assigns meaning to numbers linked to birth date and name, offering a reference for personality tendencies and life lessons.
What is Cung Thân?
Cung Thân is a special palace in Vietnamese Tử Vi astrology, placed by birth month and hour rather than fixed, reflecting inner tendencies and later life.
What is Hỉ Thần?
Hỉ Thần is a symbolic star in BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) that brings joy, happy events and favorable circumstances to the native.
What is Strong Self (Thân Vượng) and Weak Self (Thân Nhược) in BaZi (Four Pillars)
Strong Self (Thân Vượng) and Weak Self (Thân Nhược) in BaZi measure the Day Master's strength through its links with other elements in the Four Pillars.
Festival of King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
Held each year at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Ninh Binh, this festival honors King Dinh Bo Linh, founder of Dai Co Viet state.
Đám giỗ in the Western Mekong Delta: How Are Tiên Thường, Chánh Giỗ, and Hậu Thường Organized?
A Western Mekong Delta đám giỗ spans tiên thường, chánh giỗ and hậu thường. Hosting guests and giving take-home portions show a compassionate way of life.
What Are Tướng Quân Tiễn, Diêm Vương Quan and Dạ Đề Quan, and Which Books Record Them?
Tướng quân tiễn, Diêm vương quan, Dạ đề quan: what Tam mệnh thông hội records, how Tử Vi books compute these hours by season, where books differ.
What Are Advancing and Retreating Spirits in Liu Yao? How to Identify and Interpret Them According to Zeng Shan Buo Yi
Tiến thần and thoái thần in Lục Hào: how a moving line advances or retreats within one element, with the seven pairs and cases from Tăng san bốc dịch.
Making Offerings One Day Early or on the Exact Day: The lễ tiên thường and the lễ chính kỵ
The custom of offering a day early is called lễ tiên thường, with the main chính kỵ the next day. Its origin, distinctions and meaning.
Year of the Monkey (Thân): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny
Monkey (Thân) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality, Metal element, harmony with Rat and Dragon, clash with Tiger, Snake and Pig, and notable birth years.
The "An Than" Ritual: Year-End Thanksgiving to Spirits of the Gie Trieng People
The Cha Chaih (An Than) ritual of the Gie Trieng people sends 7 young men into the forest for chaih charcoal, with vows to spirits and tool forging.
Seeing Off the Ancestors After Tet in Three Regions: How Do Hóa Vàng, Tiễn Ông Bà, and Cúng Tất Differ?
The post-Tet ancestor farewell rite varies by region: hóa vàng in the North, tiễn ông bà in the Center, cúng tất in the South.
Having a Child in 2028, the Mậu Thân Year: Which Parents' Years Match?
2028 is Mậu Thân, nạp âm Đại Trạch Thổ. Which parents' years count as favourable or unfavourable by stem, branch and nạp âm, with a 1984 to 2001 table.
The Origins of the Worship of Thần Tài - Ông Địa in Vietnamese Culture
The worship of Thần Tài and Ông Địa in Vietnamese culture blends Chinese influence with ancient Thổ Địa beliefs, tracing a shift from farming to trade.
What Are Ha Do and Lac Thu: Number Arrangement, Links to the Tien Thien and Hau Thien Bagua, and the Nine Stars
Ha Do arranges birth and completion numbers by direction and element, while Lac Thu is a 3x3 square where every row, column and diagonal sums to 15.
Co Than - Qua Tu Stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Origins and Meanings
Co Than and Qua Tu stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu: their origins in yin-yang and five elements, and how loneliness is read through palace positions.
Ao Tu Than (Four-Panel Dress): Origins and Features of Northern Vietnamese Traditional Costume
Explore the origins, four-panel construction, variations, and cultural significance of Ao Tu Than, the iconic traditional dress of Northern Vietnamese women.
Dreaming of the Dead or a Deceased Loved One: What Does It Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Dreaming of the dead, of deceased relatives: which lines Chu Công giải mộng records, which are good omens, which are bad, read from the original book.
Tam Thức and Thái Ất in Vietnam, and the story of Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm studying the Thái Ất thần kinh: what is historical record and what is legend?
Tam 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.
How to Read Tử Vi and Thiên Phủ in the Same Palace at Dần and Thân?
Tử Vi and Thiên Phủ share a palace only at Dần and Thân. How the stars are placed and what four Vietnamese Tử Vi books say about this pairing.
In What Order Do You Read a Tử Vi Chart? Mệnh, Thân, Cục, Stars and Periods
How 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.
What Is Numerology? How to Calculate and the Meaning of Core Numbers
What is numerology, how to calculate core numbers like Life Path, Expression, Soul Urge, and the meaning of each number in Pythagorean and Eastern systems.
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Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng)
453 prayers, orations, petitions and repentance verses in use, in print and online in Vietnam, one text per row with its rite type, part of the rite, region, tradition, text family, variants and fill-in slots. The wording is kept in Vietnamese as the source gives it; 345 texts carry the name and address of the source page, 108 are collected texts whose source is not named.
