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Heavenly Officials in Vietnamese Folk Belief: Bestowers of Blessings from the Celestial Realm
In Vietnamese folk belief, alongside the underworld with its judges who assess moral conduct after...
Apr
The Judge Figures in Vietnamese Folk Belief: Guardians of Justice in the Afterlife
In Vietnamese folk belief, the afterlife has never been seen as an abstract or empty...
Apr
The world is never short of those who judge others by their material possessions; however, the most concerning poverty of all is the lack of wisdom and self-cultivation.
In the fast-moving current of modern life, people have grown increasingly accustomed to judging one...
Apr
Stay Away from Foolishness: Seven Forms of Self-Deception and the Path to Awakening
In everyday life, the word “foolish” is often misunderstood as a lack of intelligence. But...
Apr
Letting Go of Attachment to Overcome Anxiety: When What Exhausts Us Is Not Life Itself, but the Way We Hold On to It
In modern life, anxiety has become an almost familiar state. People worry about work, money,...
Mar
Drinking Tea or Living Life: When People Get Lost in Material Glamour and Forget Themselves
There is a simple idea that quietly reaches the core of human life: what we...
Mar
Social Media and the Cost of Convenience: When Humans Become “Digital Dependents”
Over the past decade, platforms such as Meta and Google have been widely celebrated as...
Mar
Why People Offer All Types of Spiritual Money When Moving Into a New House: From Judgment Officials to Heavenly, Earthly, Immortal, Cao, and Buddhist Officials
In Vietnamese spiritual life, a housewarming ritual is not simply a formal act of moving...
Mar
Buddhist Official Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and Its Role in Spiritual Rituals
In the spiritual life of Vietnamese people and many East Asian communities, the burning of...
Mar
Heavenly Official Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and Its Role in Spiritual Rituals
In the spiritual life of many East Asian communities, the burning of votive paper and...
Mar
Judgment Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and the Ritual of Offering to the Underworld Judges
In the spiritual life of Vietnamese people, rituals of worship have always been closely connected...
Mar
Spring Pilgrimages and Early Year Temple Visits: Preserving the Cultural Soul of Vietnam Amid Modern Spiritual Distortions
Every year, as the Lunar New Year arrives and the last chills of winter gradually...
Feb