I Ching Jie (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Li Dingzuo
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In the history of the study of the I Ching, Li Dingzuo's Collected Explanations of the I Ching holds an important position. It far inherits the Han dynasty's I Ching, recently continues the annotations by Wang Bi and Han Kangbo, and the exegesis by Kong Yingda, and later inspires the I Ching studies of the Song and Ming dynasties. It also serves as a basis for Qing scholars in studying the Han dynasty's I Ching, and is of reference value both in terms of its philosophical and symbolic interpretations. Li Dingzuo has his own unique insights in the study of the I Ching. Due to the scattered nature of the book and the changes in time, his compilation efforts are even more highly valued. From any perspective, it is essential to conduct an in-depth study of Li Dingzuo and his work Collected Explanations of the I Ching. Unfortunately, while people acknowledge his contributions to preserving ancient texts, there has been little in-depth research on him and his work. For example, in works such as The Philosophy of I Ching History by Zhu Bokun and The History of I Ching Studies by Liao Mingchun, only brief mentions are made, which are indeed quite brief compared to other I Ching scholars and their works. Recently, Dr. Xu Weiping from the Institute of Chinese Literature at Dongwu University in Taiwan wrote an article titled A Brief Discussion on Li Dingzuo (Collected Explanations of the I Ching), which has initially filled this gap. While attempting to address some fundamental issues, Xu inevitably overlooks other aspects. When the author was researching the development of I Ching studies in Bashu,