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Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 69: Children on bamboo horses run out in welcome.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 69 is paired with the Kun · Exhaustion hexagram. In plain words: Everyone is happy, the weather is kind, and every home celebrates a good harvest. This is a warm, cheerful stick.

Kun · Exhaustion
Children on bamboo horses run out in welcome.Everyone praises the kind and fair official.From now on, wind every five days, rain every ten.Every household celebrates a rich harvest.

Original Chinese

兒童竹馬喜相逢共說神君吏治良從此五風兼十雨家家戶戶慶豐登

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 69 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Everyone is happy, the weather is kind, and every home celebrates a good harvest. This is a warm, cheerful stick. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 69 say in English?

Children on bamboo horses run out in welcome. / Everyone praises the kind and fair official. / From now on, wind every five days, rain every ten. / Every household celebrates a rich harvest.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs