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 › Historical figuresNguyen Trai, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Con Son writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.
Updated 13 Aug 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 › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism of the Three of Cups Tarot card, from the image of three dancing women to its meaning of friendship, community, and celebration.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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 › Western › TarotExplore the in-depth meaning of the Three of Swords Tarot card: the pierced heart symbolism, pain, harsh truths, and the healing journey.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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 › RegionsWedding customs in Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam differ in offerings and rituals, from young rice cakes to betel leaves and areca nuts.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesChol Chnam Thmay is the Khmer New Year, held in mid-April over three days with rituals like the Maha Sangkran procession and bathing the Buddha.
Updated 5 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodTết preserves across Vietnam: lotus-seed and kumquat mứt in Hà Nội, Kim Long ginger mứt in Huế, bánh tổ in Quảng, coconut mứt in the South.
Updated 12 Oct 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 › 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 › 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 › Western › TarotExplore the deep symbolism and meaning of the Page of Cups Tarot card, from its imagery and messages to advice in readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefUNESCO inscribed Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces in 2016, honoring the sky, forest and water Mothers, with Holy Mother Lieu Hanh at its center.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe Ace of Cups opens the Cups suit, a pure source of emotional energy. Explore its symbolism and its meaning for love, healing and intuition.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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 › Vietnam › Tet customsTết markets in the North, Centre and South: what the year-end markets sell and why people go, from old accounts and present-day reports.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe rite on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet invites ancestors home for the New Year. North, Central and South differ mainly in the feast and the fruit tray.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismImpermanence, suffering and non-self are the three marks of the teaching: body, mind and world all change, are unsatisfactory and have no fixed self.
Updated 12 Oct 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 › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the 3 of Pentacles in Tarot: collaboration, craftsmanship, and the value of teamwork.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the King of Cups Tarot card: emotional maturity, compassion, and mastery over the inner self.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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 › Tet customsTết in northern Vietnam: the feast tray, Nhật Tân peach blossom, the Hàng Lược flower market and three days of family reunion, with origins and meaning.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipThe giỗ prayer text: its structure, how to address each generation of ancestors, and the tiên thường and chính kỵ versions, with sources.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the Queen of Cups Tarot card, from the imagery of the closed cup to the journey of mastering emotions.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingTong Ren (Union of Men), Hexagram 13 of the I Ching, joins Heaven and Fire. Its structure speaks of harmony, openness and shared purpose in cooperation.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsTet cakes differ across Vietnam's three regions: the North has banh chung and banh phu the, the Center has banh to and banh in, the South has banh tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe 3 of Wands in Tarot: its symbolism, how it differs from the 3 of Pentacles, and advice for love, career and an objective view.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 6, Water and Heaven Tension (Conflict), in the I Ching: its origins, structure, each line's meaning, and advice on disputes.
Updated 3 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › TarotTarot 8 of Swords: its symbolism, mental self-bondage, and advice for upright and reversed positions in readings, showing how perception creates barriers.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotAn in-depth exploration of the 4 of Cups: Rider-Waite symbolism, upright and reversed meanings in love, career, and psychological advice to overcome apathy.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the in-depth meaning of the Seven of Cups: the symbolism of cups in the clouds, choices, illusions, and advice when this card appears in a spread.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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
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