Research on Taoist Culture (Volume 12)

Author: Chen Guying, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1998-11-01
Features: This album primarily introduces the Daoist interpretation of the I Ching, supplemented by discussions on the profound influence of Daoist philosophy on Confucian interpretations of the I Ching (such as the Cheng-Zhu school). The Daoist interpretation of the I Ching originated with Laozi, who first introduced the I Ching into Daoism. Later, the I Ching Commentary (also known as the separate school of Daoism) introduced Daoism into the I Ching, after which the Three Mysteries (the I Ching, Laozi, and Zhuangzi) became the most important classics in Chinese philosophy. Recent research has shown that pre-Qin Daoism, apart from the close relationship between Laozi and Zhuangzi and the I Ching, also has deep roots in the development of the I Ching Commentary. Recently, we have discovered that the Wenzi. Upper Virtue chapter contains a large amount of text explaining the I Ching. The Wenzi is a work from the late Warring States period or the Han Dynasty, so this research provides textual evidence for the existence of Daoist interpretations of the I Ching from the late Warring States period to the early Han Dynasty.