Jing Shi I Ching Interpretation (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Jing Fang
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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, styled Junming, originally named Li. He renamed himself Jing Shi after mastering the art of pitch pipes and gained fame for his ability to predict disasters and anomalies. Under the influence of Dong Zhuo's Confucianism, Jing Fang explored the multifaceted connections between the I Ching, society, and nature. He attempted to establish a cosmic model and a (heaven-human model) of the I Ching, aiming to create a framework that interconnected all things in the universe or between heaven and earth. Through this framework, he sought to explain and predict certain events and trends. 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." By examining the extant materials of Jing Fang, the book constructs a systematic framework of his academic thought, introduces his life, clarifies the principles of Jing Fang's I Ching, and explains its academic influence on later generations. The main contents include: the theory of hexagram qi, star divination and disaster prediction, pitch pipes, wind acoustics, and the method of assessing officials' performance. Jing Fang's I Ching also influenced the theory, imagery, numerology, and divination of later I Ching studies, among other aspects.