Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins  Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (虛空藏菩薩) is the designated zodiac guardian for those born in the year of the Ox (1961, 1973, 1985, 1997), and the Tiger (1962, 1974, 1986, 1998). Regarded as one of the eight great bodhisattvas, his name can be translated to “boundless space treasury” — a reference to his […]

Estimated Reading Time: 5mins The Chinese Zodiac Originating from China, the Chinese zodiac is a classification tool based on the lunar calendar, assigning an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle. This calendar can be traced back to the 14th century B.C. Legend has it that Emperor Huangdi, the […]