Jing Shi I Ching Interpretation (Volume 1 & 2)

Author: Lu Yang
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Jing Fang was a famous scholar and I Ching expert during the Western Han Dynasty, known by the name Junming and originally named Li. He adopted the surname Jing after self-identifying through the art of pitch pipes, gaining fame for his ability to predict disasters and anomalies. Under the influence of Dong Zhuo's promotion of Confucianism, Jing Fang explored the multifaceted connections between the I Ching, society, and nature. He attempted to establish a cosmic model and a model of heaven and humanity, aiming to create a framework that interconnected all things in the universe or between heaven and earth. He also sought to explain and predict events and trends based on this possible model. To facilitate systematic and in-depth study of Jing Fang's I Ching, the book is divided into three parts: "Interpretation of Jing Fang's I Ching Commentary," the three-volume "Jing Fang's I Ching Commentary" from the Wenyuan Pavilion edition of the "Siku Quanshu," and the eight-volume "Jing Fang's I Ching." Through the exploration of Jing Fang's extant materials, the book constructs a systematic framework of his scholarship, introduces his life, clarifies Jing Fang's I Ching, and explains its academic influence on later generations. The main contents include: the theory of hexagram qi, astrological divination and disaster prediction, musical pitch pipes, wind observation, and the method of evaluating officials' performance, as well as the influence of Jing Fang's I Ching on the theory, imagery, numerology, and divination of later I Ching studies.