Chinese fortune poems, one page each
Chinese fortune poems, explained one by one
Here are 460 Chinese fortune poems from five temple sets: the 60 Jiazi poems, Mazu, Thunder-and-Rain, Yue Lao the matchmaker, and Guanyin. Each poem has its own page with an English translation, the original Chinese, and a plain-English reading. Want to draw one first? Tap “Draw a fortune poem.”
The 60 Jiazi Fortune PoemsSixty poems, one for each pair in the 60-year cycle. Many temples in Taiwan use this set.60 poems →Mazu's Fortune PoemsFrom Mazu, the goddess of the sea. Each poem is paired with an I Ching hexagram. Ask about safety, travel, and the road ahead.100 poems →The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune PoemsA hundred poems, numbered with pairs of Heavenly Stems, about timing and when to move.100 poems →The Old Man under the MoonFor love and fate, from Yue Lao, the matchmaker god. He is a bit like an Eastern Cupid who ties people together with red string.100 poems →Guanyin, the Goddess of MercyA hundred poems from the Goddess of Mercy, many of them carrying an old story.100 poems →
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